tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post5785913115741874980..comments2023-08-01T06:37:08.027-05:00Comments on Growing up with a disability: Disability Stories and The MediaDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360723110664693186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-69633194120708437722009-06-04T23:04:07.418-05:002009-06-04T23:04:07.418-05:00I fell 140 feet rock-climbing, July 16, 1983. I ...I fell 140 feet rock-climbing, July 16, 1983. I was attending University of California Santa Cruz and graduated with a degree in Biochemistry March 21, 1989. I have many experience online too.<br />My diploma:<br />http://members.cruzio.com/~awwalton/index.html<br />Some lab experience UCSC<br />http://members.cruzio.com/~awwalton/disability/lab.html<br />Community college lab experience<br />http://members.cruzio.com/~awwalton/disability/lab_cabrillo.html<br />and some lecture experience<br />http://members.cruzio.com/~awwalton/disability/lecture.html<br /><br />My experience is TBI students are not being served. We are guaranteed a mediocre education. I am smart enough to do well if I keep letting my social life go. After 23 years of doing that, I don't think so. I needed writing help - which was never offered. The loneliness of Friday nights, grinding away on homework that other students breeze through can not be described. Other students had social lives and I watched mine dwindle. <br /><br />Anthony WaltonAnthonyhttp://members.cruzio.com/~awwalton/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-29722640016082606762007-05-26T09:06:00.000-05:002007-05-26T09:06:00.000-05:00Speaking of sports stories-- I've noticed that wit...Speaking of sports stories-- I've noticed that with certain coaches, my deaf kids have to "prove" themselves worthy of being on a team. My oldest son is a pretty good baseball player, but in the beginning of the year he batted last and sat on the bench and it took awhile for the coaches to see his ability to play. Never mind that the other kids were dropping balls and had low batting averages and played the entire time. Now, halfway through the season, my son has one of the highest batting averages and is finally playing more. <BR/>It's just too bad that some of the coaches can't see past the "disability" and see the ability right off.Karen Putzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098620301550608119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-70288587267717573752007-05-25T20:29:00.000-05:002007-05-25T20:29:00.000-05:00go david!wcdgo david!<BR/><BR/>wcdWheelchair Dancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981313345401954118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-80908712631296795612007-05-25T19:51:00.000-05:002007-05-25T19:51:00.000-05:00I agree about your first point. I personally have...I agree about your first point. I personally have a intense dislike for media stories about miracle babies.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039454415384297225noreply@blogger.com