thoughts on the the difference between success and failure, part two goal setting.

September 03, 2022

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This is a clip from my YouTube Channel its a bit of a different post as it discusses something that we don't often talk about in the context of disability, This being the difference between success and failure as we see in the mass media that success for the able-bodied population is the "house, car and kids," this being a very general observation in what we see.

However what isn't talked about ( however due to the internet it's starting to be talked about) through disabled creators including myself. What does success look like in a disability? This is a very controversial topic and we need to do a deep dive into what I mean by disability.

So I mean any impairment that makes it difficult to be involved in everyday life, due to accessibility needs or the mental capacity to understand your decisions. However every not every impairment constitutes a disability so wearing glasses means bad eyesight but the eyesight needs correcting, however, if we see that this correction doesn't work due to the person's health/ we see that this can become the spectrum that is blindness.

In someone with a seizure disorder, they might have medication that can control it and live a "normal life," however in some cases, they might need it due to it not being able to be controlled, an alert dog and not being left on their own overnight. As well as their medications packed so they remember them, it is the more extreme cases that I talk about when I say that we need to look at success and failure in a different light.

So we need to look at what success is defined as, so it is defined as achievement of a personal goal or a goal set by a workplace or an education institution, We generally are taught that they are ( well I was) SMART meaning

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Anchored

Realistic time frame.

So when we break this down we see that for someone their goals might be very achievable without support however someone else might be setting them up for failure, So this is where a very important word comes into play achievable. What is achievable for someone with a disability might not be achievable for the next person.

This is why when working with a person with a disability it is important to involve the whole family as well as their support team both formal and informal.

What experiences have others had in this, an area in goal setting with a disability? please comment below, or feel free to email me, in the sidebar, there is a comment section.