Dear Editor:
I suffered severe injuries while on military duty at the age of 43. Those injuries caused me to be retired/disabled for life. I had folks and businesses tell me, You are too young to be on Social Security you cant be disabled! When my injuries caused problems and I had to use a wheelchair, some people ignored me or refused to assist me. Yet others went out of their way to open a door or pull something off a top shelf for me.
The point is that a disability may not always be obvious. The disabled person may be trying to live their life as normal as possible without calling attention to their disability. Parking in a disabled spot when you dont need it or being insensitive to a situation, whether it is in the library or shopping mall, are inexcusable actions.
Dane Hays
Mayer, Ariz.
Via CortezJournal.com