In line with our ongoing topic on disabled friendly facilities, especially the brand new universal designed pavement in Jalan Gasing, here's a fantastic article from tetraplegic Daniel Ahmad Sharani.He authors the Let's Go Land blog which can be accessed at http://www.letswheel.blogspot.com/Enjoy
Thursday, July 23, 2009
A local council for all
Excerpts taken from Anthony Thanasayan’s Wheel Power today;
“He was surprised that some able-bodied people had objected to the disabled-friendly project by MBPJ.”
“The blind were rather tickled by the objection of some sighted people who thought that the project should have been done at another place where a popular eye hospital is.”
Check out the complete article Here. Mr Thanasayan was kind enough to even mention my name there.
So anyway, naturally after getting my parents to read the article, we discussed on the issue at length. And we came to conclusions that those who criticised the project are either downright selfish or that none of their family members are disabled, hence, their lack of sense of empathy.
As we have stressed on it for the zillionth times, this said project –a stretch of pavement- is universally designed, which means it can be used by EVERYONE.
Let me spell it out in case these people still didn’t get it. E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E. And that includes you able-bodied morons who thinks the pavement reconstruction is a waste of money.
Or the taxpayer’s money to be more precise.
Well, f--k that. All of us pay our taxes too. Our dads, our brothers, sisters, wives, mistresses...they’re all taxpayers.
If this selfish-bunch thinks they have their say, then please keep in mind that WE too, in the disabled community have our rights to uphold.
And like it or not here’s something to add up to your misery; we are here to stay because the good people at MBPJ have a few more disabled-friendly projects on the pipeline!
So be afraid...wooooo...
Ok seriously, If it is too hard for you to be with us, than be prepared to come up with better reasons to back up your rationale behind such hostility.
But don’t be too naive to think the disabled will throw in our towels and wheel home crying to our moms (and mistresses).
We’ve waited for such goodies to come our way for ages that we must be out of our mind to back off now. I mean, finally at least one PBT is doing it right.
As Anthony aptly puts it, the disabled community is glad that MBPJ is going on a right direction with its forward-thinking plans for all its residents.
And when he said ALL, you better believe it because for one, a politician he is not.
8 comments“He was surprised that some able-bodied people had objected to the disabled-friendly project by MBPJ.”
“The blind were rather tickled by the objection of some sighted people who thought that the project should have been done at another place where a popular eye hospital is.”
Check out the complete article Here. Mr Thanasayan was kind enough to even mention my name there.
So anyway, naturally after getting my parents to read the article, we discussed on the issue at length. And we came to conclusions that those who criticised the project are either downright selfish or that none of their family members are disabled, hence, their lack of sense of empathy.
As we have stressed on it for the zillionth times, this said project –a stretch of pavement- is universally designed, which means it can be used by EVERYONE.
Let me spell it out in case these people still didn’t get it. E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E. And that includes you able-bodied morons who thinks the pavement reconstruction is a waste of money.
Or the taxpayer’s money to be more precise.
Well, f--k that. All of us pay our taxes too. Our dads, our brothers, sisters, wives, mistresses...they’re all taxpayers.
If this selfish-bunch thinks they have their say, then please keep in mind that WE too, in the disabled community have our rights to uphold.
And like it or not here’s something to add up to your misery; we are here to stay because the good people at MBPJ have a few more disabled-friendly projects on the pipeline!
So be afraid...wooooo...
Ok seriously, If it is too hard for you to be with us, than be prepared to come up with better reasons to back up your rationale behind such hostility.
But don’t be too naive to think the disabled will throw in our towels and wheel home crying to our moms (and mistresses).
We’ve waited for such goodies to come our way for ages that we must be out of our mind to back off now. I mean, finally at least one PBT is doing it right.
As Anthony aptly puts it, the disabled community is glad that MBPJ is going on a right direction with its forward-thinking plans for all its residents.
And when he said ALL, you better believe it because for one, a politician he is not.
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