As a child
growing up with my siblings and among other kids in the area where we lived, I
had no sense of being different or being a part of a disable community. To me,
the word ‘disability’ didn’t exist. However, as I grew older and became more
aware of myself and environment, I noticed I did things a bit different from
other kid’s i.e. running.
I wondered why
people used different kinds of words and phrases to describe me ‘disabled, girl
with a bad leg/no leg, sick etc. I really could not fathom why people used
those words on me. Such pitiable and derogatory words I couldn’t make sense of.
With the labeling came bullying and taunting…….. Oh I got lots of it lol.