At the age of 21, with a great life and career working as a competitive gymnast, I suffered a car accident that left me in a wheelchair as a paraplegic.
This was the worst moment in my life! But it didn’t stop me from living the life I love, powerfully.
I have been through rough times in my life- I have been constantly reminded of my condition (physical limitation) every day for the past 20 years. But I still wake up in the morning and say to myself- "I am NORMAL."
In my opinion, society is disabled for looking down upon people with limitations. Many people think all disabled people are wheelchair users because society associates the disabled symbol with every disabled person. Surprisingly, last week when I was parking my car in a disabled bay, someone stopped me, pointed towards the disabled sign and said: "This is for people who use wheelchairs only."
Stereotyping is something that blocks people, not allowing them to be open minded. This does not only happen to disabled people but unfortunately to so many people in many situations. I wish society would understand that not all disabled people are in a wheelchair and that we are NORMAL.
In the website below, you can find out more about Disability.
NICE!!!!! God Bless!!
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