Disability not visable
Posted: Sep 7th, 2017, 2:09 pm
I have a mental disability. If you looked at me you would think I was a beautiful women with no problems at all.
Unfortunately that is not the case at all.
Today I was kicked out of Provincial park for camping because the document I have wasn't good enough.
Yesterday I arrived at the Bear Creek Provincial Park, The girl at the front gate told me to find a place and then come and talk to her and register. Not a problem. A friend of mine came and helped me set up and then left me there to camp.
I then went to the front gate to register and because I have a disability I showed her that I received a PWD on this piece of paper printed out from My Self Serve showing how much I receive, and that yes I was on a PWD.
She pulls out this other piece of paper and says it has to be this one. Well one says I give consent to see that I am on a PWD the other says I am on a PWD and receive it. She tells me that I can stay but have to come and talk to her manager in the morning to confirm if this is OK. Thanks
I didn't sleep well because, well I have a mental disability that conjures up all kinds of things that are not true, so I was awake and stressing about the situation.
The next morning I wait till 9:00 to walk to the front gate to see the manager. Well guess no one arrives at the window till 1:00. Hmm and the sign clearly states check out at 11 and "be punctual".
So walk back and stress some more. After texting a friend for advice they suggest I wait till one and then least your late.
OK I will since I am really not in any shape to pull up camp and do this myself. I'm stressed and now my brain doesn't work very well.
Well no waiting, the guy who is the manager of the camp ground comes and tells me that the paper I showed is not acceptable and that I need to leave immediately and that they will settle up with me for staying the night. That's it.
He didn't want to hear anything, my paper work wasn't what he wanted and that if I wanted to stay then I need to get the right paper work. And forget about the fact that I have a mental disability that for the life of me I can't control. I started to cry and then I swear and well then he threatens to call the cops on me, says they will be here in 20 minutes.
I told him that I was left here and that I need help to pull up camp. He suggest I take a taxi to get the right paper.Then I can stay. And its now 10:30, I can't get anyone to help me till after 3 at least. He doesn't even suggest to help.
I'm at Bear Creek park and I live on a disability pension, I do not have the resources to pay for a taxi to get a piece of paper that really just says you can view my information. And why can't he not accept what I am giving him.
This summer I have been able to stay in a few other parks with only this documentation and not one park official ever treated me so badly as this person did. They never said that I couldn't stay there, they never kicked me out, and never did they threaten to call the police.
Well I managed to sorta get it all together the awning wasn't closed right and I just about broke my thumb putting it back in. I drove home at 40 miles a hour cause I was afraid of getting into a accident. Not to mention stressing out so much that I can't stop shaking.
I don't handle stress very well at all, its part of my disability. And no thanks to this guy I am not sure I ever want to go camp again.
So now in hindsight I wonder if I should have let the cops show up. He just said that to scare me. Nice guy ha. Then at least I could have showed them my paper work and made him look like the *bleep*. But there's that mental brain again saying that you have no rights. YOUR A LOOSER. Thanks MR. park official for making me feel terrible.
And I know I am not a looser just my brain thinks that sometimes.
And just because I don't ride around in a wheel chair or shows sign of a physical disability doesn't make me any less disabled. I have a brain that doesn't work right. And today the park manager got to see it. Thanks
Unfortunately that is not the case at all.
Today I was kicked out of Provincial park for camping because the document I have wasn't good enough.
Yesterday I arrived at the Bear Creek Provincial Park, The girl at the front gate told me to find a place and then come and talk to her and register. Not a problem. A friend of mine came and helped me set up and then left me there to camp.
I then went to the front gate to register and because I have a disability I showed her that I received a PWD on this piece of paper printed out from My Self Serve showing how much I receive, and that yes I was on a PWD.
She pulls out this other piece of paper and says it has to be this one. Well one says I give consent to see that I am on a PWD the other says I am on a PWD and receive it. She tells me that I can stay but have to come and talk to her manager in the morning to confirm if this is OK. Thanks
I didn't sleep well because, well I have a mental disability that conjures up all kinds of things that are not true, so I was awake and stressing about the situation.
The next morning I wait till 9:00 to walk to the front gate to see the manager. Well guess no one arrives at the window till 1:00. Hmm and the sign clearly states check out at 11 and "be punctual".
So walk back and stress some more. After texting a friend for advice they suggest I wait till one and then least your late.
OK I will since I am really not in any shape to pull up camp and do this myself. I'm stressed and now my brain doesn't work very well.
Well no waiting, the guy who is the manager of the camp ground comes and tells me that the paper I showed is not acceptable and that I need to leave immediately and that they will settle up with me for staying the night. That's it.
He didn't want to hear anything, my paper work wasn't what he wanted and that if I wanted to stay then I need to get the right paper work. And forget about the fact that I have a mental disability that for the life of me I can't control. I started to cry and then I swear and well then he threatens to call the cops on me, says they will be here in 20 minutes.
I told him that I was left here and that I need help to pull up camp. He suggest I take a taxi to get the right paper.Then I can stay. And its now 10:30, I can't get anyone to help me till after 3 at least. He doesn't even suggest to help.
I'm at Bear Creek park and I live on a disability pension, I do not have the resources to pay for a taxi to get a piece of paper that really just says you can view my information. And why can't he not accept what I am giving him.
This summer I have been able to stay in a few other parks with only this documentation and not one park official ever treated me so badly as this person did. They never said that I couldn't stay there, they never kicked me out, and never did they threaten to call the police.
Well I managed to sorta get it all together the awning wasn't closed right and I just about broke my thumb putting it back in. I drove home at 40 miles a hour cause I was afraid of getting into a accident. Not to mention stressing out so much that I can't stop shaking.
I don't handle stress very well at all, its part of my disability. And no thanks to this guy I am not sure I ever want to go camp again.
So now in hindsight I wonder if I should have let the cops show up. He just said that to scare me. Nice guy ha. Then at least I could have showed them my paper work and made him look like the *bleep*. But there's that mental brain again saying that you have no rights. YOUR A LOOSER. Thanks MR. park official for making me feel terrible.
And I know I am not a looser just my brain thinks that sometimes.
And just because I don't ride around in a wheel chair or shows sign of a physical disability doesn't make me any less disabled. I have a brain that doesn't work right. And today the park manager got to see it. Thanks