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In my job as a social worker with the Social Affairs Department , I interact daily with people from different age groups and backgrounds . And , I use myself as an example when highlighting certain issues .
Acceptance is important
As a person living with a disability , it is important to accept your condition . It all starts there . Acceptance has helped me . I had to acknowledge that I could not change my physical being but there was a lot I can do with my abilities . When you ’ ve accepted what is , you should then start discovering your potential .
What are you good at ? You are a person with a disability , but there is something you are good at ! Really pay attention to what you can do , and you ' ll find that when you enjoy what you are doing , sometimes you will forget that you have a disability .
It is important to pay attention to yourself . Accept yourself . Nurture your abilities .
I like to say to say my disability is my strength .
Accepting myself
I wasn ’ t always this selfconfident . It took several years to get here . My family made it easier for me to get
to that stage . Growing up , my parents ensured that I did not see myself as being different from my siblings . That really helped me a lot , but I attended special needs primary and high school with other children with disabilities . My self-esteem challenges really emerged at college when I had entered another environment where I had to interact with students without disabilities . For a while , I had no friends . I would walk straight from the lecture theatre back to my room . I didn ’ t know how I would ever be able to fit into the new environment .
Because my parents and siblings never made me feel