Disability-related questions thread

I don't know how many other disabled TSR'ers there are here, but if there are a few imo it'll be useful if there was a thread like this where we can share H&R related experiences and questions with others that may be in a better position to answer.

So shoot

NB, Mods if this thread is successful can you make it a sticky.

Reply 1

Redefined

don't outcast yourself, we may not be disabled but surely we can help with certain things :smile:

Reply 2

minimo

Hello, s'pose I fit the 'disabled' description! :biggrin:

Reply 3

Shakespeare1

i have a hearing disability - deafness...i dont know if you or anyone would class that as disabled though!

Reply 4

Eccentric Man

law:portal

don't outcast yourself, we may not be disabled but surely we can help with certain things :smile:

Ah, good thinking it is a bit outcasting, hadnt thought of that :wink:

I was thinking more along the lines of stuff like 'whats better for short distances, f55 or a Harrier?' for instance :wink:

Reply 5

minimo

Dr_Evil_666

i have a hearing disability - deafness...i dont know if you or anyone would class that as disabled though!

My rule of thumb - if you intend to list it on your UCAS form it counts!

Reply 6

Eccentric Man

minimo

Hello, s'pose I fit the 'disabled' description! :biggrin:

l am SOOOOOOOOOO regretting starting SUCH a stupid thread!!!!!!

Reply 7

minimo

Why lol? That's the point of TSR - stupid threads!

Reply 8

Juno

Have you tried the BBC's disability messageboards? There are loads of other disabled people over there, and they're quite friendly.

Reply 9

Redefined

Eccentric Man

I was thinking more along the lines of stuff like 'whats better for short distances, f55 or a Harrier?' for instance :wink:

You wanna travel to uni in a Harrier? :confused:

confuzzeld now - would be cool though :rolleyes:

Reply 10

Eccentric Man

minimo

Why lol? That's the point of TSR - stupid threads!

good point, actually l suppose if one did require a specialist pool of advicees here would be a good place

And the whole 'l wanna ask out an able-bodied person who's really nice to me' trauma l don't think could ever be fully appreciated by anyone else

Reply 11

Eccentric Man

law:portal

You wanna travel to uni in a Harrier? :confused:

confuzzeld now - would be cool though :rolleyes:

The above post proves that sometimes you need to ask questions specifically to other disabled users :biggrin:

A Harrier is an electric wheel-chair

Reply 12

minimo

At least this able-bodied person is nice to you hehe! Tis a start...much worse for a girl...mind you I got new glasses now which make me look loads more normal. :smile:

(the ones in my profile pic are old :p:

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Reply 13

Eccentric Man

minimo

loads more normal. :smile:

(the ones in my profile pic are old :p:

)

IMO theres no point persuing normality so do a me and make you disability look 'normal' in comparison to your personality :wink:

Hense l'm one of the few guys from the specialist college l live at who has made good friends at Alton College -where us A Levellers go

Reply 14

minimo

That's good to hear, you shouldn't let it get you down! :smile:

Reply 15

Eccentric Man

minimo

That's good to hear, you shouldn't let it get you down! :smile:

l don't, in fact sometimes l use it to my advantage. EG l have a mate who's great at joking around about my disability with me he says if l get a driving license l should race some random guy and then get out of my car going 'look, u just lost to a disabled person' :biggrin:

I've come to think if some ppl can find fun in my disability, so can l!

In my boarding house (back at the specialist college) l was once voted 'biggest re**rd' :biggrin:

Reply 16

m1kes

Eccentric Man