Amputees are Fabulous People too!
Hi There,
I have not been LEGG Talking lately. But it is not because I've anything to talk about. This is far from the truth. I have so much on my mind these days.
Disability Employment Awareness Month is one of my busiest months, where I spend time traveling around the country to shine the spotlight on the value of hiring people with disabilities. This year's (08) theme is America's People. America's Talent.. America's Strength. Of course when I speak I raise the volume on amputees by sharing my story. As a woman living with one leg and chooses to wear a prosthesis, I somewhat lead a double life. See, on the one hand, when America sees me, I am not viewed as a person with disability because some members of our society are still stuck in the mindset that in order for me to truly claim to be a person with a disability that I must "look" the part. On the other hand, I walk with a limp. But I also happen to be fabulous :) I love wearing clothes that flatter me. Yet, I think this confuses one's paradigm of what he/she thinks about how people with disabilities are suppose to look, act, speak and live.
What do you think?
This is a good start. Now let the talk begin..e-mail me at donnawalton@leggtalk.com if you wish not to publish your comments.
I have not been LEGG Talking lately. But it is not because I've anything to talk about. This is far from the truth. I have so much on my mind these days.
Disability Employment Awareness Month is one of my busiest months, where I spend time traveling around the country to shine the spotlight on the value of hiring people with disabilities. This year's (08) theme is America's People. America's Talent.. America's Strength. Of course when I speak I raise the volume on amputees by sharing my story. As a woman living with one leg and chooses to wear a prosthesis, I somewhat lead a double life. See, on the one hand, when America sees me, I am not viewed as a person with disability because some members of our society are still stuck in the mindset that in order for me to truly claim to be a person with a disability that I must "look" the part. On the other hand, I walk with a limp. But I also happen to be fabulous :) I love wearing clothes that flatter me. Yet, I think this confuses one's paradigm of what he/she thinks about how people with disabilities are suppose to look, act, speak and live.
What do you think?
This is a good start. Now let the talk begin..e-mail me at donnawalton@leggtalk.com if you wish not to publish your comments.
posted by Dr. Donna R. Walton at 9:14 PM
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