To me, this journal feels exclusionary without good basis.

I have a circadian rhythm sleep disorder that is considered a disability by the Social Security Administration. But I can still walk to the store, maintain personal hygiene, and perform many of the actions of a typical lifestyle. I can function like non-disabled individuals when I'm awake, but the problem is the times at which I'm awake. Autism, for example, is also a disability, even when it only has social and occupational implications.

Disability is a phenomenon that is not exclusive to physical impairments. An individual can be disabled in many ways, and in my opinion, it is unfair to say "This disability is less severe than this other disability. Therefore it's not a disability at all."

I know this comment is old, but I can't help but agree. This journal sees disability as very black and white.

A f*cking men to this.

How dare you act as if one disability is better and more disabled then another. You have no idea just how disabling mental and other phiscal illnesses can be. Being chronicly sick is a disability because it makes life harder. That's the definition of a disability.

This page is fucked up if you really think that just because your sick your whole life your not disabled.

Disability literally means lacking ability, and in the context of this group, it means people who have a disability with regards to being able to provide for themselves in the economy through a legal term called "gainful employment."

Being "disabled" and therefore being on "disability" means that you suffer from a disease or condition which prevents you from having equal access to the same opportunities for gainful employment as others. As society is all about money, disability just means you lack the same ability to make money that others have. Disability is not a black and white definition. Having a so-called "disabling condition" does not mean you do not have the same ability to make money. If, for example, you are a stock broker and suffer from a debilitating genetic condition that causes intense pain, but you are one of 8 Americans who receive medical cannabis from the Federal Government (true story folks!), you are not disabled because the cannabis allows you to function normally so you can continue to sell stocks. However; if you are a construction worker who was diagnosed with this same condition you could not work because you could not function under the influence of cannabis sufficiently to perform your job, and your condition would make you far to susceptible to injury. A condition which is disabing for one is not disabling for another.

No one can judge disability except the Social Security Administration, competent doctors who have reviewed the patient's case, and the legal system. This is because "disability" is a legal status and has nothing to do with medical condition except as it interacts with your own work experience and education. The whole point of disability was that we, as a nation, decided that those who, through no fault of their own, cannot take care of themselves through normal gainful employment, ought to have the opportunity to at least have some food to eat, which is why some 2 million Americans received the equivalent of $2.00/hour to make up for the fact that they cannot work to support themselves.



To anyone else wishing to comment on this journal, try reading it first. There is nothing in this journal to suggest judgment of disability. There is only an attempt to differentiate between disability and chronic illness, granted it isn't done very well. Nevertheless, nothing in the journal suggests anything to justify the rude commentary above.

Is it still true some one tell a kid he is autism spectrum a 1 percent of 100% because bad school grades forces to take a test as the kid was 15 years old.

Yeah, no. Disability is defined as "a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities." I have a chronic illness. Some days I can walk, sometimes I can't walk - I can't even breathe properly. I am disabled and my quality of life is impacted in every way.