tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post344999711307158279..comments2022-04-10T04:53:04.622-07:00Comments on Jim's Daily Awakenings: HandicapJDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236399128865427419noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post-88751661314449695332012-07-13T07:48:58.654-07:002012-07-13T07:48:58.654-07:00Dear “Jim’s Daily Awakeinings” Subscribers,
My na...Dear “Jim’s Daily Awakeinings” Subscribers,<br /><br />My name is Toby Dagenhart and I am the producer of Jim’s Daily Awakenings. <br /><br />The message sent this morning entitled “Handicap” has run before on Jim’s Daily Awakenings. The first time it ran we received feedback similar to the feedback we are getting today. <br /><br />Jim asked that the message be pulled and not run again. <br /><br />I followed Jim’s instructions and marked the script accordingly. But somehow our editorial system failed and the script ran again today.<br /><br />For that I am deeply sorry. We have revised our editorial process and put additional measures in place to prevent similar mistakes in the future.<br /><br />With deep regret,<br /><br />Toby DagenhartJDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236399128865427419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post-21731989788995997522012-07-13T07:05:49.489-07:002012-07-13T07:05:49.489-07:00I'm disappointed in this one too. I won't...I'm disappointed in this one too. I won't judge whether a person is disabled based on how they get around in a parking lot. Many tags are used fraudulently, but I prefer to think of the cheaters as cheating themselves out of good exercise!<br /><br />Judge not Jim!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425217744617363828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post-30515745707608893122012-07-13T06:55:35.914-07:002012-07-13T06:55:35.914-07:00How judgmental! If you know the person and know f...How judgmental! If you know the person and know for a fact they do not have a physical disability, go for it. But do NOT assume you can tell a person is able bodied just looking at them. My disability used to be invisible and people made all kinds of nasty comments, especially because I'm fat. Now that I'm in a wheelchair and my neurologicL condttion has progressed, more people are understanding. But I stl get "the looks" because of my weight. Nevermind that the meds I must take to keep me alive have caused massive weight gain or that my disability is an autoimmune problem, not weight related. Do NOT judge !!Shadrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725139311748192525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post-8984691613596464572012-07-13T06:37:41.332-07:002012-07-13T06:37:41.332-07:00I recently interviewed a heart transplant patient ...I recently interviewed a heart transplant patient who cried when she related the comments made by people who saw "an able-bodied" person use the handicap spots. Sometimes things aren't as they seem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613906368168119972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177495218023946424.post-83642354808379602162012-07-13T06:03:34.372-07:002012-07-13T06:03:34.372-07:00I used to think this too, but when my husband got ...I used to think this too, but when my husband got congestive heart failure and needed a transplant, believe me every step was a challenge. After all those 'shame on you' looks, we found a bumper sticker that says "My ticker got me this sticker". Yes some people do abuse the system, but please remember that not all handicapped people use a cane, walker or wheelchair.TLP1987https://www.blogger.com/profile/10574171786848287263noreply@blogger.com