Disabled children
Discussion
Well perhaps I have a vested interest, my 4 year old daughter is disabled and suffers from cerebral palsy, due to 20 minutes of oxygen starvation to the brain when being delivered.
She cannot talk, she cannot walk further than 20 metres without the danger of falling over, she cannot hold a pencil, she dribbles and makes an almighty mess when she is feeding herself (off sorts).
80% of the time she is happy and an inspiration to the family, the remaining 20% she is frustrated, shy and unhappy at not being able to do the things that others can, and being stared at by adults when she is walking with her key walker.
So according to this councillor she should have been terminated and is a drain to society.
She never asked for this to happen to her, it is not her fault.
People can say what they like, but as EricMc has said, it is worrying when someone who is in this position does not understand that what they said would cause offence.
She cannot talk, she cannot walk further than 20 metres without the danger of falling over, she cannot hold a pencil, she dribbles and makes an almighty mess when she is feeding herself (off sorts).
80% of the time she is happy and an inspiration to the family, the remaining 20% she is frustrated, shy and unhappy at not being able to do the things that others can, and being stared at by adults when she is walking with her key walker.
So according to this councillor she should have been terminated and is a drain to society.
She never asked for this to happen to her, it is not her fault.
People can say what they like, but as EricMc has said, it is worrying when someone who is in this position does not understand that what they said would cause offence.
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