What do you do if you are falsely accused of a crime and have to defend yourself in court before the judge and jury? How would you feel? I ask those questions to introduce a formidable statement in an excerpt, Introduction by Lisa Carver – “When you have a special needs child, it’s your attitude on trial, your lifestyle, and the judge and jury is every ‘helpful’ stranger/family member/professional in the world.”
As the writer reveals, there are countless parents and guardians who are unjustly held accountable for the condition(s) of their child. It’s as if they played a role in their child’s disability and have to present a calm countenance like they have it together, when they are possibly falling apart. I also find meaning in the word “helpful” in quotations. Though individuals may try to help, two of the greatest weaknesses I see society having when dealing with those with disabilities are ignorance and misjudgment. In the instance of her son, Wolf, when the police arrived for a situation concerning her child, she wasn’t focused on the compassion the police officer would show. Her mind was consumed with her appearance and how well prepared she was to advocate for her child.
While she made the attempt to…show more content… “It previously was something that fed a politician’s God-like image of dispensing, but our country has changed to a survival environment. Divisions between Federal, State, County, City, and District have emerged and instead of a collective look at what can be done to help us all, it’s become a look-out-for-yourself atmosphere. The Federal Government steps in to gather up what they can. More control over things they really aren’t qualified to take on when they lack the oversight capacity. This economic catastrophe isn’t going the way I thought. I thought we, as citizens, would be getting together, reverting to a more tribe-like atmosphere. I see the opposite
