[TheForge] My challenge for the month

[Ralph E Douglass]

Phlip wrote:
> 
> I've been watching this thread with interest, waiting to contct a friend who
> works with disabilities.
> 
> Be careful, but don't over-protect her. Depending on the severity of her CP,
> she may have a strong startle reflex, so be careful about loud noises- warn
> her, until she gets used to them- and make sure she isn't holding a hammer
> if you think you might trigger it ;-)
> 
> Let her try to do anything she thinks she can do. If she makes a mistake,
> keep in mind, that just like for the rest of us, a minor burn is
> educational- if she's as bright as she sounds, she'll learn not to do it
> THAT way again ;-)
> 
> Don't worry too much about what she can't do- worry more about helping her
> figure out how she can do it. If you're patient, show her how you do it,
> then let her try to work it out her way, you'll have made another steel
> junkie.
> 
> And don't let her disability fool you- she's not incapable, she's just
> differently able. The only disability that I've been unable to figure out
> how to help smith is blindness- for judging metal heat, Braille just doesn't
> work well ;-)
> 
> Phlip

Exactly! You said everything I was trying to earlier but you said it so
that it makes sense!

Ralph



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