Welcome to Handicap Ramps, which is basically a blog about handicap equipment and conditions, not necessarily just about ramps! Here I'll be writing a lot of stuff regarding the situations and needs of people with disabilities while concentrating on things that are of use, can help or make life that little bit easier and more dignified.
Ok, what am I going to include and what am I going to leave out?
Stuff that I'll include will be articles on various things that help people with disabilities to enjoy easier mobility and access to places, hence the title including ramps, which to a wheelchair user are a godsend where before there were only difficult to negotiate steps. There'll be articles on handicap vans, handicap lifts and handicap scooters - all things in fact that facilitate better mobility and easier getting around. There'll be stuff on handicap bathrooms and accessories to make that particular room as easy and enjoyable to use as it would be for anyone. I'll also do stuff on situations related to me by my own disabled family member who prefers to remain nameless but is keen to impart his firsthand knowledge through me and my writings.
Incidentally, he is also very anti-political correct and actually thinks that people who hide behind "nice" words that are supposed to mask the reality of any situation are false and not to be trusted. His stance is that he is a handicapped person who has to use a wheelchair. If anyone calls him a damn person with disabilities or anything similarly stupid again he will throw something at them. He says his legs might be crap but his arms work just fine!
What am I going to leave out?
I'm not going to try to pretend I know too much about the medical side of the handicapped or what's going on with nerve endings, muscle wastage, bone mass or any of the other things like that. These are in the realm of the medical profession to explain correctly, and not for me to go getting wrong and giving anyone incorrect advice or information.
I'm also not going to try to be a champion of the disabled, because I'm certainly no crusader or militant. I prefer to just write it as I see it and anything my personal handicapped adviser wants me to write about if it directly affects him. Right now he would like to replace the control lever knob on his electric wheelchair with a skull, but that's a point for a future post, I think!
Friday, 2 October 2009
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