Comments on: What is Disability really? http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/what-is-disability-really.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Wed, 23 May 2012 18:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Brice http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/what-is-disability-really.htm/comment-page-1#comment-15525 Brice Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:11:25 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=814#comment-15525 Good on you, Gordo!!! Do your thing while you´re young enough to make it work!! Good on you, Gordo!!! Do your thing while you´re young enough to make it work!!

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/what-is-disability-really.htm/comment-page-1#comment-15440 Sean Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:34:58 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=814#comment-15440 Well, "technically" (in most countries), a disability is "a condition that significantly impacts one or more activity of daily living". These include (but are not limited to) walking, hearing, talking, seeing, eating, thinking, etc. In the US, they even state that anyone who 1) has a condition, 2) has a history of having a condition, or 3) is perceived as having a condition. This means that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Gordo (who I know lives in Canada) would be protected from disability based discrimination if he were discriminated against because of using a wheelchair! But that's rather technical ;) I think your most excellent post alludes a bit to the difference between "disability" and "impairment" as well. We have BIID, it's our "natural" state of being, but it is an impairment. It does become disabling when we have to function in the world, and we're not able to. In the end, "normal is a cycle on the washing machine" ;) BTW Sophie, nice to see you post again :) Well, “technically” (in most countries), a disability is “a condition that significantly impacts one or more activity of daily living”. These include (but are not limited to) walking, hearing, talking, seeing, eating, thinking, etc. In the US, they even state that anyone who 1) has a condition, 2) has a history of having a condition, or 3) is perceived as having a condition.

This means that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Gordo (who I know lives in Canada) would be protected from disability based discrimination if he were discriminated against because of using a wheelchair!

But that’s rather technical ;)

I think your most excellent post alludes a bit to the difference between “disability” and “impairment” as well. We have BIID, it’s our “natural” state of being, but it is an impairment. It does become disabling when we have to function in the world, and we’re not able to.

In the end, “normal is a cycle on the washing machine” ;)

BTW Sophie, nice to see you post again :)

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