tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post6339732438915738811..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: Isn't a person more than a brain?BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-50212729275398910712013-07-23T15:10:46.914-04:002013-07-23T15:10:46.914-04:00Did everyone see this?
http://www.thestar.com/ent...Did everyone see this?<br /><br />http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/07/23/drake_issues_apology_promises_to_erase_autism_lyric_from_album.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-22114521809689533752013-07-23T02:37:01.130-04:002013-07-23T02:37:01.130-04:00As a person, this sickens and makes me angry. As a...As a person, this sickens and makes me angry. As a mother it makes me horribly sad. As the mother of an autistic son who often doesn't respond to others in socially acceptable ways, it scares the heck out of me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-4089026765562954822013-07-21T03:01:46.736-04:002013-07-21T03:01:46.736-04:00Sadly, you are right on the money, Louise. There i...Sadly, you are right on the money, Louise. There is a pervasive notion (with deep roots in the work of well respected ethicists and moral philosophers) that people with severe cognitive disabilities are NOT human. Traditionally, philosophers have argued that moral personhood is derived from 'practical reason' or put simply, the ability to think and recognize the self in the world. Where does this leave those with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer's, severe mental illness or severe cognitive disability? Eva Kittay in her work defines that group of people as being human on account of an idea she proposes 'that we are all some mother's child'. She describes the archetype newborn/mother relationship as the root of civil society and NO ONE is excluded from that relationship, therefore no one can be considered not human, including those with cognitive disabilities. Yes, this is a human rights issue, but it's more than that. It's a moral, ethical issue that forces us to consider to what is most fundamental about being human. It is tragic and ironic that this poor young man called for his mother in his last minutes of life. We are all some mother's child, indeed.The Caregivers' Living Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920119448415733545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-13190367146686002702013-07-19T21:08:02.907-04:002013-07-19T21:08:02.907-04:00I agree with one of the other posters who said tha...I agree with one of the other posters who said that this is a human rights issue. How could more people not be aware of such a tragedy? I am horrified to think that this can happen this day and age? I am new to blogging and I don't have a child with DS but my son was born with a rare skin disease and will grow up with a visual difference as well as possibly other health issues. Since I am raising a son who is different, it is almost intolerable to hear about these kinds of things. On the other hand it also motivates me to want to write and create awareness. Thank you for writing such a thought provoking post. <br />Bridget<br />http://millionotherthings.blogspot.com/West Family Updateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422007097983480259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-62287218842198773952013-07-18T23:56:07.190-04:002013-07-18T23:56:07.190-04:00Louise, maybe you can write to Drake and his agent...Louise, maybe you can write to Drake and his agent about his lyrics and let us know the response you get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-53914881244077158672013-07-18T10:55:54.368-04:002013-07-18T10:55:54.368-04:00Such a powerful post. There are so many blatant ac...Such a powerful post. There are so many blatant acts and signs of ableism everywhere. It's an additional blow that much of the world doesn't seem to care or doesn't see them in the same way other discriminatory acts are viewed. It's almost as if ableism is an acceptable form of oppression. Thank-you for writing this piece and inspiring dialogue. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088971759754451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-49831616642957971902013-07-17T18:33:05.642-04:002013-07-17T18:33:05.642-04:00dear louise, thank you for this post. your writing...dear louise, thank you for this post. your writing is always so illuminating, shining the most obvious questions in the most obvious places. <br /><br />do you know this is the first time i let myself cry about the tragedy of ethan saylor's death? for obvious reasons, this has scared me so deeply. i have read about his horror story many times and have repeatedly felt physically nauseous, but i couldn't bare to let it touch me deeper... a frightening reality for a mother of a daughter with ds. <br /><br />the questions remain about what it means to be human, what we label as weakness, how me make space for that inside ourselves, how we treat others when we're threatened, how we forgive such unforgivable actions, how life goes on with such injustices and how we keep moving forward with and in spite of it all...<br /><br />sending my lovetekealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624164330376848455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-48864162623131428912013-07-17T16:41:18.823-04:002013-07-17T16:41:18.823-04:00Yes, yes, and yes. Thank you, Louise.Yes, yes, and yes. Thank you, Louise.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-19469307373356232812013-07-17T13:51:58.131-04:002013-07-17T13:51:58.131-04:00Thank you for this wise post Louise. In a conversa...Thank you for this wise post Louise. In a conversation on my blog today, I was reminded of how much we like to apply the label "high-functioning" to people with autism or DS or other intellectual conditions. As if their ability to do certain socially rewarded tasks makes them different (and more valuable) than their peers who are "low-functioning."Ellenhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/ellenpainterdollarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-44825976016881427502013-07-17T11:49:39.469-04:002013-07-17T11:49:39.469-04:00Thank you for your eloquent and well-crafted post,...Thank you for your eloquent and well-crafted post, Louise.<br /><br />I believe that discrimination against people with mental disabilities is a human rights issue.<br /><br />And unless all the disability communities join together to demand for human rights for children and loved ones and themselves...well, nothing is ever ever going to change.<br /><br />This first starts with having these difficult conversations. Thank you to Louise and Bloom for giving us the forum to speak up.sue robinshttp://www.suerobins.comnoreply@blogger.com