There is a vast amount people with a disability can do, not only is it good therapy but also a big boost for your self esteem. Although being disabled myself I have and will carry on teaching special needs adults to enjoy the craft of wood, to see there faces when they have finished making something is reward enough.
The main problem is that there is a lack of information about how to overcome certain aspects, I set up a forum in the UK for just that but all we get on it now are morons that want to sell drugs porn etc so membership has had to be suspended for now. I am sure there are a lot of disabled people that do woodworking, and if only we could share information it would make a big difference to everybody's lives.
At this moment I am helping another one handed guy to start of on the road of wood turning, all we really want in life is to help others achieve what seems impossible.
Cheers
Pete |