May 7 is National Barrier Awareness Day, so I did a Google search in order to draw a wheelchair, and discovered that the icons for disabled access have gone through a big transformation recently. The newer icons show more active, capable humans; the older icons show more passive, dependent humans. The way we depict people plays a powerful role in how we see them, and how they see themselves. 馃枍
When these things don鈥檛 impact us directly, we tend not to even notice them. But now the light has been turned on, I cannot un-see it. Those old, passive icons make me ANGRY! And having hobbled around on crutches for several weeks after foot surgery and knee surgery, I鈥檝e learned to appreciate barriers in a way I didn鈥檛 before. It鈥檚 all about EMPATHY鈥攂eing able to experience the world through someone else鈥檚 eyes for a moment. To feel even just a taste of what it鈥檚 like for them.
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Empathy and compassion. We could use some more of this, please.
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