[aussiegal]

Disabled 'unsocial, stubborn' | NEWS.com.au

So funny.

[KnowItAll]

Whats wrong or funny about it? Most, if not all of it is pretty accurate ... minus all the western PC bullshit.

(Yes, I'm going to regret posting this .. but you get my point...)

[aussiegal]

Oh, I don't know. How about this?

"The document, which indicates the Chinese hosts could use a swift education in political correctness, says the optically disabled "seldom show strong emotions".

"Physically disabled people are often mentally healthy," adds the guide.

"They show no differences in sensation, reaction, memorisation and thinking mechanism from other people, but they might have unusual personalities because of disfigurement and disability."

I mean, where did they come up with this rubbish?

[KnowItAll]

Is that manual really as bad as the neglect that the disabled / handicapped face in real life?

BBC NEWS | Health | Disabled 'suffer healthcare gap'

The 18-month investigation shows that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems are more likely to have a major illness, to develop a serious health condition younger and to die sooner than the rest of the population.

Such people were less likely to have routine tests and screening to pick up signs of a problem in its early stages.

[PDLM]

I'm with KIA on this. How are people supposed to learn these things if not by instruction? Surely better to learn something this way than by trial and error on live subjects?

[PDLM]

Originally Posted by aussiegal

the optically disabled "seldom show strong emotions".

"Physically disabled people are often mentally healthy,"

"They show no differences in sensation, reaction, memorisation and thinking mechanism from other people, but they might have unusual personalities because of disfigurement and disability."

Which of those three statements to you believe to be false? They all fit pretty well with my experience (which is not huge, but it's not zero either).

[Mat]

To me the funny (sad?) thing is to see that some Aussie reporters have nothing better to do that to write another crappy article....seriously...

Agree with KIA on this...if you remove the Political Correctness that we are all suppose to have since we come from a much better educated and developed part of the world (arghhhh) then you will see that what's written is pretty accurate...

[aussiegal]

Gees, maybe we need to all lighten up on this site. I was bemused by the article. This does not mean i feel that any country (let alone China) takes adequate care of the disabled, nor that a 'manual' on how to work with them is not necessary but some of the stuff is crazy condescending. Are the Chinese really this thick? Is this what you are saying KIA and PDLM?

[PDLM]

I don't think it's a question of "thick", it's a question of "ignorant" (being ignorant is easily fixed through learning, being thick is a more inherent limitation). Many of the volunteers for whom these manuals are intended will simply have had zero contact with disabled people previously.

Frankly I think if you took 20,000 random Australians you'd find a fair few who would be equally ignorant.

[Mr Scott]

Originally Posted by aussiegal

Oh, I don't know. How about this?

"The document, which indicates the Chinese hosts could use a swift education in political correctness, says the optically disabled "seldom show strong emotions".

The document appears to be a swift education in political correctness. A little offensive, yes, but how would you go about it?