Living With AIDS/HIV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A26hcjtxrA This video about AIDS was most compelling because the guy had looked normal.You wouldn't think that he had AIDS and he was saying that's people always have a sop story to tell about AIDS but he said its not that bad. He said that it's not like he was being promiscuous he only slept with one person,didn't do drugs,party or smoked.Also that he not on medication and he barely get sick.He was also told not to tell anybody about it because the torture they would get.I believe that he lives a normal life just like anybody and everybody else and that everybody is entitled to their opinion but you shouldn't judge him until you get to know him

Responds 2 Mister X Quote

Mister X says he doesn't see why he should have to pay for disabled people to get elevators, and that if they can't use the stairs then they have no business going there. Truthfully I think he is wrong for this. How would he feel if he was disabled and he wanted to go on the walkway bridge? There are 51.2 million people who have some level of disability, they represent 18% of the population. Mister X has to look at it in the view of a disabled person. I take this as discrimination, and I'm not disabled. I feel people should treat people with a disability the same as a person who doesn't have one as they stated in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Waste of Money Package

The Hudson Valley is going to be given 2.4 million dollars and they are now considering spending it on elevators and stairs for the Hudson Walkway Over the Hudson. The money in my own opinion would be wasted. There is many other things that the money could be used for in the Hudson valley. The article states "$2.4 million package that will provide an elevator and stairs on the east end of the walkway over the Hudson". Why would we spend money on elevators and stairs. Especially stairs, since there already is multiple stairs leading up to the walkway. In the east side entrance there is a drive way that is definitely walkway accessible. I feel as if this could go to funding more youth programs or schools or creating more jobs. This will only create a job for people for the duration of the construction. I don't think this would be a smart move. A man named Mr. X states that he doesn't see why he should have to pay for disabled people to use elevators. He says of they can't use stairs then they have no business going there. Mr. X, in my opinion, is discriminating. At the same time I agree with him that peoples tax money should not be spent on elevators. The Walkway is definitely accessible to handicaps on the both sides of the bridge. The money would be a waste. Mr. X is discriminating but does make a valid point when it comes to it being a waste of tax payers money. How do you feel the money should be spent?

Looks Are Deceiving

When you have disabilities you do not have to look the way you feel. There was a saying, do not judge the book by the cover. There was a link on living with HIV/AIDS YOUTUBE.COM. This guys was telling us about his experiences having the virus HIV. He did not even look like he had any virus; he looked normal and he is not even afraid to tell anybody his story. This link is very interesting to me because he expresses his feelings online and tells people about being HIV positive.He said the main reason why he made this video was because he did not want anybody to feel the same way he felt when he first found out that he was HIV positive. He just wants others to understand that they are not in the situation by themselves. There are others out there that have another situation that is worse. People that have AIDS should definitely watch this video because it teaches other how to open up their hearts and tell others their experiences.

10 years and counting....

Emery Taylor, 29, of New Jersey has been living with HIV/AIDS since he was 18. He didn't do drugs, drink alcohol, or go to parties. He was a conservative person that had only 1 partner, he didn't go into much detail on how he contracted the virus but from his a appearance he seems to be living a very healthy life. This proves that looks can be deceiving and hows the healthiest looking person can be sick. Just because someone is ill or has a disease, dosent mean that they have to look like something is wrong with them.

To see for yourself go check Emery's video , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A26hcjtxrA

Living with AIDS/HIV

The quote I got from this video was that he has full born aids/h.i.v and he has been dealing with this for 11 years. He says his life is good, he is a health person he never drinked or smoked in his life. This is shocking to me because I wouldn't think a person like him would catch AIDS. He is so healthy and he has been dealing with 1 partner most of his life. So for a person like him to catch it I was like wow he is only 29 and he still got a life to live. I found it convinicing because now I feel that anybody can catch aids, if a person like him can catch it than this can happen to anyone.

you don't have to look like you have a disability

The video that I thought was most convincing was the video where the guy was talking about living with HIV/AIDS at youtube.com. The guy who was talking looked like he didn't have an illnes. He told us in the beginning of his video that he doesn't have a sad story to tell that he was dealing with AIDS pretty good at time he does get sick but as long as he takes his medicince he is okay.That convinced me that you don't have to look like you have a disability to actually have one.When people don't look like they have a disability society treats them better then if they know someone has have a disability.Thats very unfair to the people who have disabilities.