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"Why I am Important to America"
In this world there are some people who have a disability if some kind or
another. Over 43 million Americans alone are handicapped, including myself.
Some people have been ignoring us. They just don't take the time to see that
we aren't different from any other person. For example, they are turned off by
a wheelchair, or speech problems. I am luckier than most because I have
friends who can see beyond my Cerebral Palsy and treat me, like me. If my best
friend or, for that matter, any of my friends, cared one bit that I am
disabled, we probably wouldn't be good friends. Like most others, I do not
like special treatment. Last year, a few kids treated me without respect. I
couldn't get through the halls at school without one of them snickering at me.
To help me with my problems, I saw a counselor at least once a week for
awhile. A lot of people do not know much about disabilities, such as Cerebral
Palsy. Sometimes, when I am real mad at someone who is teasing me, I say to
myself "It's not my problem that they are teasing me, It's theirs." That seems
to help a lot. If some schools would consider having a special class to teach
kids about handicaps and what they are caused from that would be a big help to
society. I do not consider myself as "disabled." I can do almost anything I
put my mind to. It will just take more time to do. In my eyes, that's not
disabled. If I could do just a little to help people like me that would be
more rewarding to me than anything. Just think, others would receive more
respect because of what I believe in. Nothing about us is going to change, so
why don't some people start treating us better? To them, we're just like an
old pop bottle waiting to be kicked around. In the future, this will change!
People don't understand that a person less than whole should have equal rights
as well. I know that I am loved, but do others? The unfortunate ones who ARE
being mistreated and who DO feel useless and unwanted, THEY'RE the ones who
need the MOST love and care they can get. Yet, they don't get the love and
kindness that they need, or the encouragement to succeed in life, which they
are perfectly capable of doing. I repeat again, not only America, but the
world needs to change! So, why am I important to America? I am important to
America because I know that someday, I am going to make a difference in this
world for people who are disabled, starting with my school.
Carolyn AKA CareCO97
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