When Jane was ten years old, she became ill with a terrible disease. This disease damaged Jane's body. She couldn't move her arms or legs.
Jane is forty years old now. She is unable to do many things. She can't brush her teeth. She can't put on her shoes. She can't run or jump. She can't make breakfast.
But she dares to try many things. She has a wheelchair. She controls her wheelchair with her mouth. She writes letters without her hands. How does she do it? She talks to a special computer. She has a special telephone that is hers alone. She can answer it just by saying “hello”.
Jane is married and has two children. She likes to watch her eleven-year-old son play soccer. From her wheelchair, Jane cheers as her son runs and kicks the ball. Her daughter likes to play the piano. Jane will never play the piano, but she knows a lot about music. She enjoys encouraging her daughter.
Jane speaks to people about the things she has learned as a disabled person.
“Everyone faces problems. If you only focus on your problems, you'll have a life full of them. I don't need any pity. I think about all the good things in my life. I have a life full of good things.”
“Do you know who is really disabled?People who don't know how lucky they are..”
1.—Could you open the door for me, please?
—Sure!
2.Oh no! I can't open it!
3.The sign says “Pull”, Danny, not “Push”.
4.—Oh! Thanks!
—No problem. Thank you!