10 Reasons Why Being In A Wheelchair Rocks

Feeling bad about being in a wheelchair? Don't. Here's why:

1. You always have a chair with you, you'll never have the problem of not finding a seat in a crowded restaurant.
2. When you hate someone, you can just crash into them, they'll be hurt and you won't.
   
3. You don't have to wait in line at Disneyland.
4. You get discounts nearly everywhere.
5. You get good seating at music concerts.
6. You can decorate your wheels and have bumperstickers with you without having a car.
7. You can dub your wheelchair: Hotwheels.
8. When there is a fire practice, you can ask the hottest guy (or chick) around to carry you down the stairs.
9. You can call MTV and ask them to 'Pimp your Ride'.
10. You 'Rock 'n' Roll'!

There. Doesn't that sound cool?

Scare Away The Starers!

Being stared at probably won't be a strange thing to you. I bet you are stared at whenever you go out into town. It happens to the best of us, everyone of us that has got a visible physical handicap. It's just what people do. They stare. Because we are different.

Does that make you feel uncomfortable? Want to get rid of it? Here's a couple of tips on how to scare away your starers:

1. Smile: When someone coming your way is staring at you as if you are some kind of strange imbecile, meet their eyes, and smile at them as if you mean it. They will either smile back at you or look away feeling embarrassed and walk on.
2. Act like an imbecile: Not my favorite, but it works. I've seen it done. Whenever a person looks at you as if you were an alien, freak out. Scream, call them names, drool all over yourself, I promise you, they'll be looking away very very quickly.
3. Say hello: Or acknowledge them in any other friendly way. This most of the time has the same effect as smiling.
4. Glare or shout 'What you looking at!?': They'll get your point and look away, maybe even apologise to you.
   

In general, I find that smiling is the best remedy, because it might give you a good feeling if you get a smile in return, or just because you know you don't give a rat's ass about what other people think. Or even, that the reason they are staring at you because they think you are hot. With that in mind, being stared at is not half as bad.

Education

Ok, you're disabled. A physical thing. But you're smart. People often make assumptions: 'Oh, she is physically disabled. She's in a wheelchair. Therefore she must be stupid.' I'm exagerating, but it gets the point across.

So you think you're smart? Intelligent? Get proof. Get good education. Finish highschool, go to college, or even university if you can. You might have to work a little harder for it, but it will pay off. We have something to compensate, unfair as it may be. We start at minus one where others start at zero. It is very unfair, and we should not have to compensate, but it is just the way it is. Face facts. Get over it. Move on. Surpass.

Education is one of the most important things if you want to fit in in todays society. Being physically challenged, not all jobs are open to us, and therefore we must get the highest education we can. Education is future. Schools and universities are legally obliged to offer you the best help they can. Get the paper, employers like papers. Also, doesn't it sound lovely to be talking to your possible new friends about how you got a law degree?