Paralympics Pt 9

Getting the Paralympics on free nationally televised channels is the best way to get the word out. Everyone with a television can get this channel. Therefore, everyone with this channel can watch the Paralympics. Getting the word out and changing the worlds perception on disabled individuals is what we need. I have had people give me the weirdest looks because of the way I walk. When I’m in a wheelchair basketball chair I don’t get those kinds of looks because when I’m in it I’m usually in front of other people in one or they are used to wheelchair basketball athletes.

We need to change the way people understand disabilities, disabled people, and disabled sports. Life for disabled people is hard, but having people know about disabilities will take some of the worries off our shoulders. When someone looks at a disabled person they shouldn’t think “Ugghh they’re gross!” they should think “I want to know more about them. I’m going to go over there and talk to them.”.