The thing about disability is, you get angry because you feel isolated. It’s interesting to constantly be with people who are trying to be “nice,” while processing your own anger and frustration. Because for them it’s just one interaction, but for you, it’s 30 years of interactions.
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George Shardlow: A person with a disability is an expert on their own individual disability.
Host: This is Keep Moving Forward.
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Host: Exploring the legacy and promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
George Shardlow: My name is George Shardlow. I just make sure that Minnesotans with disabilities have a voice in lawmaking and some of the policy-making that state agencies do.
I was born with mild cerebral palsy. The thing about disability is, you get angry because you feel isolated in these moments. It's interesting to constantly be with people who are trying to be “nice,” and kind of navigate how to process your own anger and your own frustration. Because for them it's just one interaction, but for you, it's 30 years of interactions, and so it's hard to be patient sometimes.
Host: Keep Moving Forward is supported by The Minnesota Council on Disability, The Minnesota Humanities Center and the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, online at Ampers.org.