S3: Episode 8: I'm Sick & Tired: Top 5 Misconceptions About People In The Ably Different Community

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In this episode I share my top 5 misconceptions about people in the ably different community that I am so sick and tired of hearing! & I want you to share yours! So drop them in the comments below & Come Roll With Us!

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02:30Hey Everyone! & Welcome back

02:32to Queens On A Roll podcast.

02:34This is Latavia here.

02:36And on today's episode, in honor of Disability Awareness

02:39Month, I wanted to dispel some common misconceptions about

02:43people who are ably different, because I am so

02:46sick and tired of getting asked these questions or

02:49hearing these comments every time I go out.

02:51So I'm going to give you my top five.

02:53But first things first.

02:55Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

02:58And this Sunday, October 22nd, is

03:01New York Disability Pride Parade.

03:04So come out and show all of your pride, everyone!

03:07(Cheering Sound Effect)

03:18And last but not least, I am super excited

03:21for this Saturday, October 21st, because it is JK

03:25Prosthetic Stand Up for Mobility rally to fight for

03:28the passing of the Medicaid Parity Bill.

03:30So if you can, please, please, please come out and support

03:35because like I said in the previous episode, the

03:37Medicaid Parity Bill not only affects you, but it

03:41may also affect someone you know.

03:43The rally starts at 10:00 A.m.

03:45And ends at 02:00 P.m..

03:47The address is 699 North

03:50Macqueston Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York 10552.

03:55Again, the address is 699 North M-a-c-.

04:00Q-U-E-S-T-E-N.

04:03Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York, 10552.

04:08And I hope to see you there, everyone!

04:10All right, let's roll!

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04:50So number 5

04:52On my top five list of misconceptions about

04:55people who are ably different is people always

04:59giving out information for adult day programs.

05:02Now, I know some people who are ably different

05:05do attend adult day programs, but my problem is,

05:08why do people always have to give my mother

05:11information about it and assume that I need one?

05:14Because I am in a wheelchair.

05:16What about me being in a wheelchair says that

05:18I need to be in a day program?

05:20Why not ask, what are you doing during the day?

05:23Would you like information for our program?

05:26Don't assume I am not doing anything.

05:28Like my mom always says, assumptions make

05:31an ass out of me and you're.

05:34(HeadSpin Jingle Music)

05:43All right, moving right along, number 4 on my top

05:47five list is, why do people always assume that people

05:51who are ably different can't do anything for themselves?

05:55They always assume we need help with everything.

05:59This is so not true.

06:01Yes, some people who are ably different need

06:03more help with things than others, but even

06:06then, we can do things for ourselves.

06:08(Sideman Strut Jingle Music)

06:14All right, are y'all ready for number 3?

06:17Number three is, why do people always assume

06:20that we are always in our wheelchairs?

06:22I can't tell you how many times I

06:24get asked, so how do you sleep?

06:26Do you sleep in a chair or in a bed?

06:28Their answer is in a bed.

06:30And I say, okay, I sleep in a bed too.

06:33I am not glued to my wheelchair.

06:35It is just something I use to get around.

06:37(Three Pointer Jingle Music)

06:48Okay, so are y'all ready?

06:50(Buckle up & Get Ready Sound Effect)

06:53because number 2 is coming at ya

06:56why do people assume that

06:57who are ably different cannot talk?

06:59I cannot tell you how many times people

07:01will ask whoever I'm with, can she talk?

07:04Whether it be my mom or my friends.

07:06This is extremely annoying because people won't even

07:09acknowledge that I'm there and just ask them.

07:12And my mom or my friends will say, Ask her.

07:15And I will say yes.

07:17I can talk.

07:18And they will make this sound.

07:21(Gasping Sound Effect)

07:22I'm always puzzled by why they seem so shocked.

07:26I understand that some people who are ably different are nonverbal but that doesn't mean all of us are nonverbal

07:34(Collins Ave Jingle Music)

07:56Alright so are y'all ready for the number 1 misconception about people who

08:01are ably different drum roll, please.

08:03(Drum Roll Sound Effectt)

08:07The number 1 misconception, or the question that I

08:11get asked a lot is can you have sex?

08:15Can we please get rid of this misconception!

08:19People who are ably different can

08:21and do participate in sexual intercourse.

08:24I don't know if y'all remember Janine who was

08:26on this show too, but she has cerebral palsy

08:29and is raising her able bodied son.

08:31So yes, we can and

08:34do participate in sexual intercourse.

08:37So these are my top five misconceptions

08:39about people who are ably different.

08:41But I want to hear your top five

08:44misconceptions about people who are ably different.

08:47Drop them in the comments below and I will

08:50share them on all my social media platforms.

08:54(Instrumental Music)

09:35So now it is time for the quote of the episode.

09:39And today's quote is by Mark Twain.

09:42He states, the trouble with the world is not

09:44that people know too little, it's that they know

09:47so many things that just aren't so.

09:49And this quote fits perfectly with this

09:51episode because for some able bodied people,

09:54they believe these misconceptions are factual about

09:57the ably different community, when in fact,

10:00they couldn't be further from the truth.

10:02So I encourage you that if you meet someone who

10:05is ably different, throw all the societal perceptions away and

10:09just get to know us as individuals, you will be

10:11surprised at what we know and what we can do.

10:14And remember, don't shy away from us just because

10:17we are different, because we enjoy life too.

10:19(Delayed Beat Sound Effect)

10:22So that's all I have for you today, folks!

10:25Thank you so, so much for listening!

10:28And again, I want to hear your top

10:30five misconceptions about people who are ably different.

10:34So drop them in the comments below and I

10:36will share them on all my social media platforms.

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11:28You guys are awesome!

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11:31Bye guys, see you next week!

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