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Thursday, September 07, 2006

disability

My disability is in walking. This does not affect my brain
as my brain is not in my hips or feet.
That might sound suprising to some people .Obviously ones intellect must be limited in order to get into this fix.
I call it a trusting nature, trusting that if their are choices one is presented with them.
You can have a chair and sit and what watch T.V listen to cds knit sew write or the thousand other things one can do on ones own or one can go out. Who would have thought that was the choice.
You can have disabled aids in the house or you can transfer somewhere nearer the town.

As I live in social housing, the adapted home would not be lost It would be available for the next person, a shower room rather than a bath is not such a strange thing. My chair can go anywhere with me . I thought independant living was the aim, surley that means choices like going out in the evening to clubs or other activitys,shopping on ones own. Maybe my brain has been affected I am confused

redundant

Its a Thursday big day of the week I get to go out this evening. Relying on other people I have little opportunity to interact with the world. My unofficial carer only likes himself playing music so that limits what I can do. My official carrer is only here for 11/2hrs a week.
I have just found out that because I am having adaptions to my house to help my mobility I am not able to transfer somewhere nearer where all the facilities are. I was offered a chair that would help me sit comfortably and now I find I cannot have a wheelchair, So the choice is struggle in the home on my own and be able to get out, or have aids in the house and be isolated I would like to know what other people would do.