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| Blind from birth,I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others. There are those who __1__ that since I can't see,I obviously also cannot __2__.Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs.Conversely to this,people will also often __3__ ,assuming that since my eyes don't work,my ears don't either.For example,when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for __4__to the plane,he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice."Hi,Jane,we've got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word " __5__ " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously __6__. On the other hand,others know that of course I can hear,but believe that I can't talk.Once I became ill and was hospitalized.Immediately after I was __7__ ,I was wheeled down to the X－ray room.Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from her voice) asking the orderly(护工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" "What's your name?" The orderly __8__ to me."Harold Krents",I replied."Harold Krents",he repeated."When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted,"Look,this is absolutely __9__.OK,I can't see,but it's become pretty__10__ to both of you that I don't need an interpreter(翻译). " "He says he doesn't need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman. The __11__ misconception of all is the view that because I can't see,I can't __12__.I was turned down by over forty law firms, __13__ my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School.The __14__to find jobs,the continuous __15__of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to__16__law,the rejection letter,not based on my lack of __17__but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life. __18__,the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal __19__ opportunities for the disabled.The business community's response has been __20__.The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change. | ||||
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