If there is one thing that really bothers me it’s people taking advantage of help intended for disabled people. I know I have addressed this issue before but it still shocks me that people do it.
Earlier tonight I was at Basking Robbins eating ice cream, obviously. I was seated in front of the windows, looking outside to the parking lot. As I’m scooping into my ice cream I see this car pulling up to one of the two disabled spots in the small parking lot. This car had no disabled sign on anywhere in the car.
I kept eating my ice cream staring at that car. The driver didn’t get out of the car, which made me start to feel bad because maybe there was something wrong. There was nothing wrong, he was just waiting for a woman who was getting ice cream to-go.
That’s just pathetic, using a parking space reserved for disabled people just to wait for someone and not even being someone who needs it. He didn’t even get out of the car, he could have parked anywhere else, there was parking available and if he didn’t want to make her walk he could just pick up at the entrance.
I have never accepted this type of thing, not even before my brief time in a wheelchair. It shows a lack of ability to follow rules and empathy.
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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
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