Kathie Snow Being Disabled Summary

In this article, I found it to be very informative and thought that everything that Kathie Snow was saying to be very true. One of the things that stood out to me was when she discussed the topic of the different uses of the word disabled and how it is no were near related to how people use the term in regards to people. I found this to hit home with me as I have a few family members that require accommodations, but after reading this article I do not think that I will ever refer to them as being disabled because they are not. They are simple people that are unique aspects to them. Snow says that the biggest obstacle that they face is being labeled disabled. I would have to agree with this because when somebody hears that a person is disabled they immediately feel sorry for them and look at them with low standards and do not expect much from them at all. This should not be the
People are different and shouldn’t be labeled as disabled just because in the “disabled” persons mind they are just like everybody else. Not all problems are actual problems. Sometimes they are called problems when really they are just adjustments. For example, Lucas doesn’t have a “hearing problem” he just has to have hearing aids to help him hear. Another example is Allison doesn’t have a “social interaction problem” Allison just prefers to socialize in smaller settings. These are prime examples of the misuse of the word problems when it comes to labeling disabled people. I think that Snow chose to name her company Disability is Natural because it is natural. People are born with disabilities. It is something that is naturally developed and it is common among people today. When people hear the word disability they think that it is some rare disease when in fact many people have them and people need to be more aware of