From Regional Mobility, December 1985
“Winter is a problematical time for most people with ambulatory disabilites because of the curious relationship between themselves and snow…”
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“Not many people have the misfortune, or privilege, however you feel about it, to own and operate an artificial appendage. But those of us who do, through design or default, are privy to a few “different” experiences in life that can sometimes fall into the category of humorous. Or to the more pristine soul, morbidly Continue reading Poems, Prayers, Prosthetics; An Adventure From Regional Mobility Magazine, December, 1985 “We all joke around about relative levels of disability. Above-the-knee amputees (ak’s) will joke around about below-the-knee amputees: “B-ks are almost human.” But let’s face it. Sometimes even a b-k feels like a real gimp. I once met a freestyle skier who had blown her knee out the previous season and Continue reading My Viewpoint: “Real Gimps” From, Regional Mobility Magazine, February, 1986 “Last month I made a distinction between the person with an athletic injury and the “real gimp’ This month’s column is a commentary on the rarest breed of gimp, the supergimp. In case you’re not familiar with the term, gimps are humans possessing an abnormal walking style, commonly described as a Continue reading CALEidoscope: “Super Gimps” |
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