143 Adjectives ending in -ful, -able and -less In the article above there are 12 adjectives ending in -ful, -able and -less. Copy the words into your notebook. For how many of them can you find an opposite? LANGUAGE 19 and balance problems aren’t obvious, so please be careful what you say. As long as you are polite and respectful – and don’t insist that I share my personal experience – I’m more than happy to answer your questions about my situation. I understand the natural curiosity, and the more you understand about my disability, the more I actually benefit. People’s respect goes a long way in making us feel valuable and empowered. We want to be seen. It’s validating to see someone who looks like you on screen, on a billboard or in a magazine. Unfortunately, this rarely happens for disabled people. But if we have representation, disability will be normalized, and negative attitudes (like fear and bias) can be changed. Some brands are including disabled models in advertising, but there is more work to be done. Still, I’m hopeful. Please, don’t call us ‘brave’. Having a disability doesn’t make us exceptional or inspirational or brave. In fact, those words actually come across as careless and condescending. I shouldn’t be seen as remarkable because I use a wheelchair, but rather because of my achievement in athletics or because I work to raise awareness for my community. Disabled people are reasonable, we just want the same things as everyone else: employment, relationships, and the opportunity to go out and experience the world in the same way as our able-bodied peers. 0 Disabled people represent . the world’s biggest minority 1 Instead of pitying people with a disability, Lambird suggests readers should . (Give one answer.) 2 The wheelchair is not a suitable symbol for disabled people because . 3 Sometimes when people with a ‘hidden’ disability sit in certain places, they . 4 Lambird is willing to tell her story because she . 5 Companies should show people like Lambird in advertisements because then . 6 Lambird wants to be considered unusual for . (Give one answer.) Work in pairs. Using the information from the article, write down five suggestions for responding to people with disabilities. In the article, Robyn Lambird says, “As long as you are polite and respectful, I’m more than happy to answer your questions about my situation.” Come up with three questions you would like to ask her. Search for answers to your questions on the internet. Tell your partner about the answers you’ve found online. WRITING 18 a b c Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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