My Dreams for the Future - Fall 2006
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Daniel (Penticton)

I have some Fantastic dreams for the future.  Firstly, I dream to have cures for all the diseases.  I also dream for every building in the world to be wheelchair accessible.  Finally, I dream that only people with handicap parking permits park in handicap places.  Out of the many dreams I have, I believe these are especially important because they would help out the entire world.

My first and most important dream is to have cures for all the worldly diseases.  I think this dream is the most important because I have a disease called Duchene Muscular Dystrophy that causes your muscles to degenerate.  Many people have life threatening diseases, and a cure would help them survive, and enable them to lead a normal life.

Accessibility is a major concern to all wheelchair users.  I myself am in a wheelchair and experience accessibility problems, including getting stuck in elevators.  Stairs in buildings are the biggest problem because they restrict you from doing lots of other activities.  Elevators and ramps should always be included in building codes.  Also, even though many washrooms are labeled handicap, not all of them are fully accessible wheelchair users.  I feel frustrated when I encounter poor accessibility situations.  It would be wonderful if all venues were easily accessible.

Handicap parking is a challenge for every disables person.  They obtain there disabled parking permit, which should make parking a lot easier.  However many people disobey the law and take up these special parking places.  Many wheelchair users are transported in a van equipped with a special hydraulic lift.  These vehicles need even more room to accommodate the loading and unloading process of the lift.  Even with the signs posted on the door of a side lift van, people still pull in right beside you.  Life would be a lot easier if I could get where I want and without having to battle over parking.

Having a disability affects your entire life.  You have to cope with your particular disease, and learn to live with it.  You are limited to where you go, and even finding parking can be a horrendous challenge.  It would make my life and others lives, a lot easier if these three special dreams come true.