Making friends as a disabled person

As a disabled person, it is sometimes difficult to make friendships. This is because some people might look at your walker or wheelchair and think that you are not smart. I would like to take a post and discuss how disabled people can make and keep friendships. Over my 19 years of life, I have learned  several things about making friendships as a disabled person. First, it is important to demonstrate to people in general how intelligent you are. First impressions are extremely critical in forming relationships with people: if you look like you are interested in a conversation, then the person is more likely to talk to you. In terms of keeping friendships, you need to continue to show how smart you are and try to have a normal relationship; If you are unable to talk on the phone, then you should explain to the person that you have a disability and to text you.

Some ideas on making friends, first, you could try going to different  conferences for people with disabilities. One conference I go to is called I’m Determined, it is put on by the Virginia Department of Education . I am a youth leader there: and what we do is learn about different resources available for people with disabilities. We also leaned about self-determination skills, and these help us get the accommodations we need for our academic success.. I also have the opportunity to make friendships with people who have disabilities. Another method to make new friends is to try going to camps for people with disabilities. For me, a camp  I go to is Camp Easter Seals UCP, which is a recreational camp. We do activities such as camping, singing songs and swimming. We have a variety of people with different disabilities. I have made a few good friendships there, because some of the people there have Cerebral Palsy ( like me ) but are still smart.

In summary, as a disabled person, you can have normal friendships, but it is necessary that you show how intelligent you are.