Accept Help

Having a disability can be very hard to deal with. You're different, and everyone can see. You might be pulled down by your handicap in the things that you love to do. Torn from your dreams by the cruel harsh reality. It's difficult. You might be very proud and you might want to be as independent as you can be. But you don't have to do it all alone.

There is a lot of help for you coming from all directions. Your friends, strangers, the medical world, all waiting to help you. At first it might feel awkward, accepting their help, especially if you are a strong willed, spirited person. However, there is no reason to make your life harder than it has to be. The world won't be less proud of you when you've accepted the help of others. Everyone helps someone in their lives, though maybe not as obviously as helping someone with a handicap. Yet, we all help each other. You don't have to prove that you can do everything by yourself, because life is a team sport! A one way street won't get you home!

Help is there for you, take it!

Give People Time

Sometimes people might not immediately understand you or your handicap. They might not accept you as a normal human being from the first moment they see you. In fact, they might even try and avoid you. This will cause them not to get to know you as a person and not seeing beyond the handicap. You might just be 'the girl in the wheelchair' or 'that blind guy with the guide dog' to them.

The key to get through to people, however, is giving them time. If you really want a person to get to know you and accept you for all that you are, be patient. Make it known that you would like to get to know the person, but if it's clear that he or she feels uncomfortable around you because of your disability, don't force it. If you're impatient, you'll have to accept that you can't make it work that way.

Just be patient.