Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A revist of church basketball
For anyone reading a long time you may remeber that from fifth thew eight grade I played in Church basketball. I really liked it. I was a die hard basketball fan so putting me on an inculsive basketball team seemed right. I was the only phiscaly disabled kid on the church team. The team taught me good values such as working hard listening and minding and other things. All three years I was on the B team, and yes every year I tried to make the A team at tryouts. I am reminded of chruch basketball because a kid with unique needs has a twin that will be playing on said team but the kid well was not going to try. This is a ashamed because really ought to try because as you can see from the photos I wasn't a disabled basketball player I was a basktball player just like my peers plane and simple.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Bridge School Benifit Concert
Over the weekend my parents and i went to the Bridge School Benefit Concert. It was quite the experience.
The Bridge School is a school for kids pre preschoolers though middle schoolers with severe disabilities. These students may be vary smart but they need help to express themselves. I am friends with a mom of a son with CP who goes there. I did not go to Bridge because I have mild CP. I had begged and begged my mom to go and we got the tickets on the lawn. We naively thought that would be ok.
It was not. When we got there, about an hour into the show, we went to the lawn; it was packed. There was no room to sit on the grass to watch the music we went so far up that we could not see the stage and I could not see the projector. I turned to my mom and said we could go home. My sensory stuff was not going well and I do not mean the noise. It smelled horrible from smoke and other drugs.
My mom took me back to the bottom of the hill where there were all these booths for food. I wanted to get a t shirt so we stood in line for one. I have a ATM card so I had to sign my name. The lady helping me says,
" YOU HAVE THE NICEST HANDWRITING I HAVE SEEN ALL NIGHT."
The irony of that statement is that I have CP and NLD aka poor find motor control. That gave my mom a chuckle. I took it as a compliment but I laughed to.
We then proceed to the parent booth where I met the twins of the lady who i knew from face book. ( They really should start playing it's a small world now). we then found some picnic tables and waited for my dad who stayed up on the lawn.
While we were waiting I got a churro, and my dad brought back some garlic fries while we listened to Carlos Santana shortly thereafter we left.
My thoughts I really liked the cause it was going to but disliked all the drugs. Next Year I think I will go to the dinner party and try to reserve seats near the stage. I really like watching the news reports that the school i watch them often enough that I can match names and faces. I hope I can meet all the kids sometimes or whose knows maybe I will work there down the line only time will tell.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Learning to read part three My least favorite sound
I was recently asked what my least favorite letter/ sound is and after much thought i think it is C
I have been working on C for a long time. It has been hard work and i have memories of trying to say Car cat cookie instead of Tar tat tootie.
I remember in K my teacher had this phonics book of letters in the alphabet. I was in a mainstremed class and I remember her introducing the C book and explaining the sound and adding you should be able to say it. I remember asking her why I could not say C and being told I was different/ I know i owe you guys my inclusion story and i will get to it. In the mean time tomorrow's post will b about the concert I went to so stick around.
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I have been working on C for a long time. It has been hard work and i have memories of trying to say Car cat cookie instead of Tar tat tootie.
Do not be fooled by the Graphic "c" is a hard soud |
I remember in K my teacher had this phonics book of letters in the alphabet. I was in a mainstremed class and I remember her introducing the C book and explaining the sound and adding you should be able to say it. I remember asking her why I could not say C and being told I was different/ I know i owe you guys my inclusion story and i will get to it. In the mean time tomorrow's post will b about the concert I went to so stick around.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Recycle post Forever Kids
I posted this last october tonight i am going to a concert so stick around for new post later
I am 19 years old. With me being an American i am considered an adult? or am I?
kid or adult you decide |
Now if I did not have any disabilities the answer would be at yes I am an adult no questions asked. But add a disability in there and the word changes back to kid. As of now this does not bother me as i miss high school and do a lot of things like a kid ie live at home do not drive mom and dad give me chores and the like. I do not think the word adult will scare me though and I think I will take more offense to the word kid more and more with wisdom and time after high school.
now lets talk about other with intellectual disabilities it may be me or is it that people will often refer to them as kids not meaning any harm. It is so much better than the R word for sure. But to say they are kids. I am not sure about this so i will look up Adults in the dictionary this is from Dictionary .com
–noun
4.
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
5.
a full-grown animal or plant.
6.
a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law.
me in Las Vegas summer 2005 age 13 |
There is no mentioning of intellectual abilities or going off to work or completing collage or any of that so why should people with disabilities be called kids is it hard and some times it seem like they are children ? Sometimes there are people I know with disabilities who fit this . But they are adults in age. They can vote ( provided there in a Democratic society) can work and do leave high school. Disabilities should not hinder the word adult being associated with them. We may need help flinging adult roles and living on our own. But the definition does not state that does it?
The reason why I bring this up is from my history lessons and family stories. You know like how white used to do it to blacks back before the civil rights movement when white addressed blacks as boy, or girl and blacks had to address white adults as sir or mam. Just a thought most of you reading this have disabled youngsters so you probably do not have to worry about this yet What do you think?
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Guess who i met
Me on the way up on Mount Tam Summer 2010 |
A few months ago
Mom: AZ do you know who S W is
AZ: No
Mom: He has CP and the speaker at the annual breakfast for Community Gatepath"
Cool
A couple weeks later I saw this.
and i asked "Mom are we going to Gatepath so i can meet him.
Mom: no i have to present far away
These past two weeks
AZ: I have to go to the breakfast I have to go to the breakfast
Last night
Dad: AZ you can go to the breakfast. Your mom will drop you off and I will pick you up.
Today
MOm and i got there late but i was able to get a ticket and a seat at a table in the back and I heard Steve Wampler speak. He is the first person with CP to climb El Captin in Yosimitee. This is not an esay task for anyone but get this he only has use of one hand . He was able to grip on with both hands and pull up in a chair. It took him six days but he made it. Off the moutian he is a husband and a father to two kids. It was soo nice for me to meet someone else with CP that I can look up to. He has a new movie coming out next year and I told him he should come back to the area to screen it. I really enjoyed meeting him and hearing his story. I do not know what my life will be like as I get older but meeting Steve shows me that i may end up leading an adverage life( married , kids, a career) and a chance to inspire others
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
I need to remind myself
That I am amazing. You know somettimes you get mad or sad or scared try thinking that your amazing. I have yet to find great friends and thats gets me down but at the end of the day I think if i remember how great and things will be ok
A penny for your thoughts
A penny for your thoughts
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