tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post1875325427229758334..comments2024-03-26T05:32:30.698-05:00Comments on Tonia Says: Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month: Day 6: Disability SimulationTonia Sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-16968173860408084402017-06-21T14:17:46.226-05:002017-06-21T14:17:46.226-05:00Nope! Don't mind it at all. That's putti...Nope! Don't mind it at all. That's putting it lightly.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-50452240836863815492017-06-21T12:21:34.509-05:002017-06-21T12:21:34.509-05:00Well that church seemed to have more than a few th...Well that church seemed to have more than a few things confused if you don't mind my saying so. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-13419664307854680562017-06-20T10:04:17.239-05:002017-06-20T10:04:17.239-05:00Even that gets tricky for me because the church I ...Even that gets tricky for me because the church I went where I experienced the most ableism was very vocal about not being religious and only being spiritual.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-41559442015117048342017-06-19T23:40:36.150-05:002017-06-19T23:40:36.150-05:00Seems like you had issues from religiosity judging...Seems like you had issues from religiosity judging from your posts. Spiritual faith and religiosity are very different. Very religious people seem more "cure" oriented. Spiritual people seem more interested in acceptance in my personal experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-91215490694099934432017-06-19T18:43:23.280-05:002017-06-19T18:43:23.280-05:00I have not, but just the name makes me cringe, as ...I have not, but just the name makes me cringe, as I have not had good experiences with faith.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-84986374423180593272017-06-19T17:29:40.050-05:002017-06-19T17:29:40.050-05:00Have you heard of "spiritual model" of d...Have you heard of "spiritual model" of disability? Not sure what it is actually but sounded interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-40836223849401407572017-06-18T18:12:56.357-05:002017-06-18T18:12:56.357-05:00I mean, none of these 'models' get it exac...I mean, none of these 'models' get it exactly right. But I much prefer moving through life not hating or resenting myself because of something I can't change.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-63138253986704411762017-06-18T17:53:12.670-05:002017-06-18T17:53:12.670-05:00While I like some of the messages behind "soc...While I like some of the messages behind "social model" of disability like not seeing disability as inherently negative as a disabled person with CP like yourself I find that the disability is still there and still has downsides even in the few environments where it is entirely accessible to me i.e I still feel tight,off balance, and have some joint pains. Society changing won't change that. My disability itself is in my brain circuits, not in society. Only the attitude towards disability is in society. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com