Diane.Oliff@p0.f197.n253.z2.fidonet.org (Diane Oliff) (01/05/90)
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In a message to Tim Watts <12-17-89 10:31> Debbie Hazelton wrote:
DH*> and fearful nondisabled folks. I feel strongly that many of
DH*> us talk about things like legislation and new technological
DH*> equipment, when there are other things like our emotional
DH*> needs, desires and experiences that often go unmentioned
DH*> even within the "disabled" community. I will be starting a
I couldn't agree with you more, Debbie.
If you are different from the mass in some way, people seem to think you are
not allowed to be cross or lonely or weepy ("mustn't feel sorry for
ourselves") and as for s-e-x - well!
I'm physically mostly OK (lacking a couple of trivia here and with an extra
toe on my left foot there) but I know people with more apparent
differences that have been told that of course any thought of a sexual
relationship would be quite disgusting!
This from people whose moral and emotional attitudes are far more "crippled"
than the bodies and minds of those they are trying to criticise/control.
DH*>board soon, and one of the things I am hoping to build into
DH*>it is an atmosphere where even more heart-felt and deeply
DH*>personal feelings are exchanged between us. So thanks for
I wish you every good thing with your new board - I don't think I can
afford to call all that way from Cheshire, but I can call this system in
Manchester, which is only about forty miles away, and is run by this lovely
man who not only brought this conference into my life but also introduced me
to someone who is going to be share the rest of my life with me.
Love and good wishes
Diane Oliff
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