Re: Poverty and Dwarfism -- Good link to site on Disability History/Education

[Guest guest]

No offense to anyone -- But why do people always say-- that anyone

on the streets is doing drugs or alcohol? You can't buy drugs for $20 -- or

both

the legal (pharmecuetical) and illegal drug " companies " would go out of

business. Has anyone tried to buy drugs (prescriptions or non) for $20?

There's always a " skid row " mentality associated with homelessness.

(Whole familes are homeless, because they make $5 - $10 an hour, and

rent is maybe $1500 - $2000 a month. They are called the " working poor "

and all have jobs and work very very hard. L.A. is opening up a homeless

that has a section geared towards families and children.)

I don't know specifically about this one particular homeless dwarf. And

maybe

you're right in this case or close to it. But in general, disabled people

have

one of the highest rates of poverty of any other group. Along with job

discrimination.

It's just a personal pet-peeve of mine, when someone living-on-the-streets

is associated with having a drug and/or alcohol problem -- as I known

some dwarfs (and other people) who have been or are a thread away

from homelessness. And not from drugs or alcohol -- but from just

one of lifes disasters (i.e. loss of job, medical problem with no insurance,

accident, no family or support system, etc.)

I found a really good link on Disability History & Education that I thought

this would be a good time to share.

http://www.mncdd.org/parallels/overview/overview.html

MARY

Yesterday I was on a daytrip to , BC. I noticed a lp who was

sleeping on the street, naturally, I talked to her and found out she

was 20 and her parents had ditched her after a fight. I gave her a

twenty hoping she could get a meal and some clothes. I bet she

probably spent it on drugs though

[Guest guest]

I used to be in a situations that gives me the potential to answer this

question. Yes you can by drugs for $20. It is posible to get them for $5.

Don't assume that poverty makes obtaining drugs impossible. It just isn't true.

Willow

<REDHAWK4@...> wrote:

No offense to anyone -- But why do people always say-- that anyone

on the streets is doing drugs or alcohol? You can't buy drugs for $20 -- or

both

the legal (pharmecuetical) and illegal drug " companies " would go out of

business. Has anyone tried to buy drugs (prescriptions or non) for $20?

There's always a " skid row " mentality associated with homelessness.

(Whole familes are homeless, because they make $5 - $10 an hour, and

rent is maybe $1500 - $2000 a month. They are called the " working poor "

and all have jobs and work very very hard. L.A. is opening up a homeless

that has a section geared towards families and children.)

I don't know specifically about this one particular homeless dwarf. And

maybe

you're right in this case or close to it. But in general, disabled people

have

one of the highest rates of poverty of any other group. Along with job

discrimination.

It's just a personal pet-peeve of mine, when someone living-on-the-streets

is associated with having a drug and/or alcohol problem -- as I known

some dwarfs (and other people) who have been or are a thread away

from homelessness. And not from drugs or alcohol -- but from just

one of lifes disasters (i.e. loss of job, medical problem with no insurance,

accident, no family or support system, etc.)

I found a really good link on Disability History & Education that I thought

this would be a good time to share.

http://www.mncdd.org/parallels/overview/overview.html

MARY

Yesterday I was on a daytrip to , BC. I noticed a lp who was

sleeping on the street, naturally, I talked to her and found out she

was 20 and her parents had ditched her after a fight. I gave her a

twenty hoping she could get a meal and some clothes. I bet she

probably spent it on drugs though