It is so incredible to see when someone lends a helping hand. A lady struggling to put groceries in the car, a dropped item a passer by picks up and makes the effort to give back, a friendly hello to a sad face. These are all the great things one hopes to expect. But in reality I am betting statistics would show something much more grim.

In the accessible world people take for granted the struggles just to get to the front door of a building, just to park in a space wide enough to lower a ramp. It is amazing to me that there are still people out there that believe a child should not be accommodated.

What do you think when you think of accessiblilty? People in wheelchairs? People with physical and mental challenges? The fact is is that there are several disabilities and disorders that don't involve the use of a wheelchair. To the naked eye you may not realize that walking to a front door can be entirely all to exhausting when having to do it from the far end of a parking lot.

Just is the case when we pulled into a Walmart Parking Lot 2 years back. My son could walk but got exhausted very quickly. An employee with a cane ambled up to us in the parking stall labelled "handicap parking" and began lecturing me on the use of the spot. She simply stated we should not be there because we are taking spots away from more deserving and needing people.

I answered calmly and clloectively with an "excuse me but you can not judge a book by the cover" and we carried on. The lady was disgusted but left us alone. My son was able to get into the mall and out without incident. Again, he has a muscle wasting disease. To many he seems able to do what everyone else does.

Moral of this entry....DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S Cover!