Firstly, Pro Infirmis came up with a brilliant idea to provoke reflection on the acceptance of people with disabilities. Between the perfect mannequins, they …show more content…
When human see other human with a handicap, it is automatically our instinct to help because human brains conclude that particular person struggles in a way that most people do not and help them in any way we can. Brighten up someone’s day and do something positive for someone else may be naïve but the intention is pure and good. Why is this wrong with people doing this to the disabled? And yet they feel offended. I am perfectly fine with people smile and wave at me and my day would be made. Not only that, I personally think that disabled don’t get their bills paid everyday. Just accept it thankfully that there’s actually people pay for your meal! Then for the balloon part the man feels treated childish if he was given a balloon? Just accept people’s kindness. In my opinion, leave the disabled alone and let them do things by themselves would be best for them and this totally shows equality of …show more content…
Although society should play a role in promoting equality and supporting the rights of the physically disabled, I believe that the physically disabled are also responsible in learning how to be mentally strong and independent to cope with their disabilities and to live a normal life on their own. For example, Baxter Humby had his right arm amputated at birth, but that doesn’t stop him from living his life to the fullest. (Bleacher Report, 2013) He began competing in martial arts when he was 17 and, already a professional runner, competed for the Canadian Paralympic National Track Team from 1992 to 1994. After two years, he won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship. Today, Humby is still the only kick boxer who has ever won a world title with one hand and still remains the IMTC World Super Welterweight Champion. At the end of the day, it is up to them to choose what kind of life they want to have. To conclude this, I believe that the disabled should recognize and embrace their disabilities in order to survive in the real