MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2001
Attitudes seen
as real disability
Henry Holden urges change
By Joanne Catherson
Capital 'limes Staff Writer
"Attitudes are the real disability," said
actor/comedian Henry Holden during a
lecture in the Gallery Lounge on March
14. Holden's lecture attempted to dispel
the myths and stereotypes surrounding
people with disabilities.
Holden has been a vocal advocate for
eliminating the misconceptions of disabil
ities for over twenty years. In 1952, when
Holden was four years old, he:contracted
polio. "I was fortunate to contract polio,"
Holden said. "I say this because I have
quality of life."
Holden's disease, which requires him
to use braces and crutches, has never
stopped him from pursuing his dreams.
His "quality of life" includes such physi
cal enjoyments as downhill skiing, flying
gliders and single engine airplanes, bowl
ing in league competition, and riding in
the National Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden.
Holden has also pursued his dream of
acting, performing in such television
shows as Hill Street Blues, Knots Landing
and, most recently, Ted Danson's sitcom
Becker.
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about disabilities can be eliminated by
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changing the way the media represents
those with disabilities. During a slide pre
sentation, Holden showed examples of
how the media manipulates public opin
ion. One slide showed a New York Times
article on a rally for the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The photograph accom
panying the article showed a somber-look
ing woman in a wheelchair with a tearful
man kneeling next to her. Holden pointed
out the photograph should have shown the
actual rally, a crowd of people holding
signs, instead of a lone , woman in a wheel
chair.
Another slide showed a headline
exclaiming, "Handicapped kids are peo
ple, too," sparking one audience member
to say, "Well, what else would they be?"
Holden agreed and wondered if the
paper would have written a headline such
as "Blacks are people, too" or "Jews are
people, too." Holden also feels children
need adult role models with disabilties to
shape their views.
Amy Keith, an applied behavioral
science major, who spent time in a wheel
chair when she was 12, said one thing she
distinctly remembers about that time was
shopping with her mother and not being
able to get her wheelchair into the dressing
rooms.
Dr. Robert A. Scott, assistant profes
sor of behavioral sciences and education,
who brought his Wednesday classes to the
lecture, feels the most important thing to
remember is "to see the person and not the
disability."
CAMPUS POLICE REPORT
By Kerry Monaco Capital Times Staff Write
February 13, 2001
5:05 p.m. - Student reported someone answered phone when no one was supposed to
be in a Flickinger Street residence.
February 15, 2001
4:00 p.m. - Report of juveniles skateboarding in Olmsted parking lot. Gone on
arrival.
February 16, 2001
1:00 a.m. - Pedestrian-crossing sign stolen. Valued at $35.
10:00 p.m. - Report of pests in Weaver Avenue residence. M & 0 contacted
February 17, 2001
4:16 a.m. - Assisted Lower Swatara PD with intoxicated male at Shane's Flight Deck
2:50 p.m. - Report of plumbing problem in Kirtland Avenue residence. Housing con
tacted.
February 18, 2001
3:15 p.m. - Observed juveniles striking trees and shrubs with golf clubs. Juveniles
were told to leave the property and there was no damage reported.
February 21, 2001
3:30 p.m.- Fire in Weaver Avenue residence due to a motor malfunction in the resi
dence's heating unit. Fire department put out fire.
February 24, 2001
9:29 p.m.- Report of heating unit not working properly in Nelson Drive residence
Housing contacted.
March 3, 2001
8:43 p.m. - Sledders removed from area of the engineering building
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