Shoestring City Ranch Case Study

Introduction For certain people the struggles and obstacles that they face are ones that are not a product of their choice, rather they are caused by the environment around them. Those who have a disability go through the same routine as most people throughout their day, but for them something as simple as getting to the next floor or even joining an activity that others are doing is not an option. The option to do these things is not determined by them, but rather the world around them. When working with kids with impairments it is easy to learn how they are simply denied the ability to accomplish simple tasks, such as riding a horse or even just simply making a choice for themselves. One organization that tries to do the opposite of these …show more content…
While volunteering at the ranch I realized that how they saw the problem was different from other people who interact with the disabled on a daily basis. They did not see these kids’ disabilities as giant disadvantages, but rather as obstacles that can be overcome by simple practices, tools, and resources that cannot be found anywhere …show more content…
Being that many of the people that are being worked with have physical or mental disabilities, a disadvantage that they are always faced with is finding a place that can accommodate them and any difficulties that they might have. Other places or organizations that do the same thing as Shoestring do not usually accommodate to those with these certain problems so it is difficult for these kids to find somewhere to interact and ride the horses and animals, as they do at this ranch. Other animal locations would simply just turn away anyone with a disability, because it is “too hard” or “too complicate” for the workers to deal with. This discrimination is one that they face every single day of their lives in many situations, so the fact that all these kids are trying to do is find a way to feel confident or a source of therapy and they are consistently rejected is devastating to most. The kids that come to the ranch light up with joy knowing that they are able to give and receive enormous amounts of not only respect, but also love and support that most have lacked throughout their life and thrive when put into the situation. Passion and joy illuminates from their faces the every minute that they are at Shoestring, especially because there is so much acceptance for them as a whole that they forget about their