just a question for all the disabled
OK, I'm very curious, disabled people! Which is worse, not getting help when you need it, or getting ridiculous help that obviously you don't need?
I've seen a blind acquaintance getting help with silly things like sitting down in a chair, or being led through a door he obviously knows is there, when he isn't really ready to leave! There was also this time I was trying to help a girl in a wheelchair learn to use our unusual automatic door (it doesn't have the standard door open button like most handicap accessible doors. People just jumped to open the door for her when she showed the least difficulty with it, even though she wanted to open it on her own.
I'd love to hear some stories of people with disabilities, and the sometimes overabundant help others will offer them.
I imagine it is more frustrating not to get help when you need it...but sometimes...did you ever want to tell people to just stop, that you are perfectly capable of doing certain things yourself?
I've seen a blind acquaintance getting help with silly things like sitting down in a chair, or being led through a door he obviously knows is there, when he isn't really ready to leave! There was also this time I was trying to help a girl in a wheelchair learn to use our unusual automatic door (it doesn't have the standard door open button like most handicap accessible doors. People just jumped to open the door for her when she showed the least difficulty with it, even though she wanted to open it on her own.
I'd love to hear some stories of people with disabilities, and the sometimes overabundant help others will offer them.
I imagine it is more frustrating not to get help when you need it...but sometimes...did you ever want to tell people to just stop, that you are perfectly capable of doing certain things yourself?