tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post7817000600327218506..comments2024-03-28T21:36:55.157-04:00Comments on Love That Max : A new study pits one disability against another: not coolEllen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-85223230354492602812016-08-08T20:42:27.056-04:002016-08-08T20:42:27.056-04:00Yes, exactlyYes, exactlyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017559171276860491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-92209389256735659282016-08-08T13:54:58.600-04:002016-08-08T13:54:58.600-04:00It's all about what you need and want out of l...It's all about what you need and want out of life. Neither is absolutely "worse" than another, but some things are easier to deal with for some people than others. I cannot navigate very well in the dark, so a visual impairment would be difficult for me to deal with. However, when I meet someone disabled in this way, I'm not like "asdfghjkl how do you do it?" because I know that part of life is learning how to get around problems and even work with them to gain an advantage. <br /><br />The study is not "pitting one disability against another." It is intended to find what about their bodies people value the most. It's like asking if verbal, kinesthetic, or mathematical intelligence is better. There is no absolute superior when it comes to these things. The study was merely conducted out of a desire to know the way people think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-71633786653564601802016-08-08T11:33:04.557-04:002016-08-08T11:33:04.557-04:00I think this is an overreaction to a fairly innocu...I think this is an overreaction to a fairly innocuous study that was designed, as stated, to promote vision health. It is always interesting and useful to get people's opinions and thoughts on things; I don't want it to get to the point where one is not allowed to ask questions out of fear of not including some group. <br />In response to the reply above- I too have a moderate hearing loss, but I've always agreed with what that doctor said; that it could be much worse. It's made me grateful for my normal vision and mobility and greatly increased my respect for those with other disabilities whose challenges limit their independence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017559171276860491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-72011885635593215962016-08-08T11:26:30.469-04:002016-08-08T11:26:30.469-04:00This really gets me going. We know people are noto...This really gets me going. We know people are notoriously bad at predicting how a change in life will impact them when they haven't experienced it. So what is the point of doing a study in which people "guess" which would be the worst disability? BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-19660012642756512712016-08-08T10:49:56.847-04:002016-08-08T10:49:56.847-04:00I definitely have thoughts on this. All disabiliti...I definitely have thoughts on this. All disabilities have their challenges, the things they make difficult. But as you say there really is no hierarchy. And as someone with mild to moderate hearing loss, I don't think people realize how challenging even a minor hearing loss can be. They think it's no big deal because there are hearing aids. Yes, and they do help considerably in most cases but they don't fix everything as they amplify everything not just what you want to hear. Technology is improving but still. This piece reminds me what the CSE director of the school district where my mom works said " If you have to have a disability, hearing loss is the one to have." Grr. I wish people realized that you really can't compare disabilities as they are all so different. But as you said, every type of disability has a spectrum of very awesome people. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392626811425787266noreply@blogger.com