tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post1866234081084379572..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: They are usBLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-41732363991961511672014-06-01T22:57:27.366-04:002014-06-01T22:57:27.366-04:00Whatever Cassandra's viewpoint doesn't tak...Whatever Cassandra's viewpoint doesn't take away the value of the questions Louise poses to Doug Ford: Why didn't he? All I heard on the news was his complaints about disruptive behaviour, not understanding or compassion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-17653426920744433132014-05-28T08:24:24.892-04:002014-05-28T08:24:24.892-04:00This isn't a fair article. Did you hear what D...This isn't a fair article. Did you hear what Doug Ford was talking about? He was talking about how they closed a massive family-centered care institution, and then chucked most everyone back into the community and the rest into a small group home. He's complaining that the home is understaffed and underfunded, that the staff doesn't monitor the people there, so the people living there are getting into trouble because they're not being supervised properly. That's what he said: having the bigger centre closed "ruined the community" - the community of supports. <br /><br />That is the real travesty there - when "in the community" is translation for "we don't have to pay for it!". Which was the Ontario Liberal government, not Doug Ford. Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-83435931042048904422014-05-22T11:47:48.439-04:002014-05-22T11:47:48.439-04:00Louise,
I, and many other people with disabilitie...Louise,<br /><br />I, and many other people with disabilities, live in a world that considers those with mental or physical challenges to be abnormal and subhuman. For, they can instantly see the effects of my cerebral palsy, but never the person from within. So, everyday I am faced with a choice: I can eithier hide at home, in complete isolation, or "I can make them see." <br />Education, as well as acceptance towards those disabilities, is a process. You, as Ben's mom, know this better than anyone. Invite Councillor Doug Ford to Holland Bloorview --make him see. You might just get what you want.<br /><br />Transference is a gift.<br /><br />love<br />mattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-12634228136707584362014-05-21T21:04:16.165-04:002014-05-21T21:04:16.165-04:00Louise, as usual you have written about a serious ...Louise, as usual you have written about a serious issue with poise and grace, unlike the man at the centre of this fiasco. I would love to sit down and ask hi the questions you posed....however on second thought, it would probably be a waste of time. I think that like his brother, he is beyond reason and so full of ignorance, any valid facts presented would be lost on him. Human compassion should be a given but in this case, it appears to be overlooked.Lori B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-45775119650845648822014-05-21T17:42:25.075-04:002014-05-21T17:42:25.075-04:00Definitely sharing.Definitely sharing.EnjoyHi5!Autismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085023600204015047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-39599847896133552842014-05-20T23:07:03.498-04:002014-05-20T23:07:03.498-04:00Autism is not a tragedy, ignorance is a tragedy.(T...Autism is not a tragedy, ignorance is a tragedy.(This would include any disability.) I know of several group homes where I reside and the value of homes goes up not down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-6938265403181438822014-05-20T22:33:07.319-04:002014-05-20T22:33:07.319-04:00Louise, I have been at a loss for words to respond...Louise, I have been at a loss for words to respond to this newest Ford fiasco. Thank you for speaking to this horrific issue in such an eloquent and measured way.<br /><br />ps: every day, I get more and more OUTRAGED at how society devalues people with disabilities. sue robinshttp://www.suerobins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-39178696579305416852014-05-20T21:57:12.500-04:002014-05-20T21:57:12.500-04:00Comparing/contrasting Riverdale to Ford-Nation pr...Comparing/contrasting Riverdale to Ford-Nation pretty much took away my hope that this latest embarrassment will be the end of these buffoons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com