On Equal Terms
LLoyd Bracken (Teacher
at Salesian College Celbridge)
"Disabled
people are tired of being invisible and are declaring their right to an equal
chance at life." -Christopher Reeve
A disAbility Awareness website
for secondary school students
© The Irish Times
Have
you ever wondered what it's like to have a disability? How does a person who
can't see read? Can a person with a physical disability participate in sports?
If you couldn't hear, how would you talk with your friends? Do people with disabilities
get frustrated, have friends, like ice cream? Can you catch a disability? We
have developed this web site to help you begin to answer questions about disabilities.
In the meantime, we hope you realize that individuals with disabilities are
real people whose disability is as normal to them as your having brown, blue,
or green eyes or red, blond, brown, or black hair. They have feelings. They
like some of the same things you do, including hanging out with friends. If
you were to make friends with a person with a disability what effect would it
have on your life?