Quote of the Week...

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

Henry David Thoreau

I quite like this quite as I feel it can be used to reflect how we should perceive those with disability. At the moment we tend to see their external appearance, we see their impairment, we see everything they can’t do and we judge them on that initial appearance and impression. This is often made worse by the cumbersome and stigmatised products which they are forced to use. Instead we should be seeing the person, we should see who they are not what they look like! I think that we can take steps towards this goal by improving the products which they use, helping them integrate better within society but still encouraging them to embrace their situation. I don’t believe with the concept of making them ‘blend in’ to what we consider ‘normal society’ but I do believe in promoting quality of life and allowing the user to go through their everyday lifestyle without being judged by those around them.