Reflection Paper On The Disability

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Confused, indecisive, frustrated are among the few feelings I felt as I try to decide what disability I should have. I had a series of intrapersonal conflict coupled with apprehension and fear. The moment I was told about this assignment I became immediately depressed and overwhelmed because the thought of losing a part of me was rather scary. I must be honest, I thought about writing this paper without actually doing the task, but my conscience would not allow me to. I would have defeated the purpose of this assignment, as well as being dishonest about the task and more so being dishonest to myself. Among the disabilities that was presented to me I thought about the one that would give me a full on experience and also the one that I would least want to have and that was to be visual impaired. Though I was hesitant and timid I decided to venture into the world of the unfamiliar.
This was a Saturday morning like any other; I woke up pumped ready to face the day ahead. I had my materials (napkin, tap and dark shade) ready, sitting on my bed side table waiting to take my glorious sight away. Best believe I was not very excited about this task because I knew the challenges I would face going forward, so in that moment of anxiety I sighed. I scoot to the edge of my bed to grab the tape and paper towel that I planned to use assist in this activity. My aim was to start my day by doing my typical morning routine. After putting on my “blinds”, that’s what I referred to it as, I

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