‘Over-helpers’ not always appreciated by those with disabilities
Tracy Schuhmacher – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 11/12/22 on page A1
Chris Hilderbrant doesn’t need help, at least most of the time. But people can’t seem to help themselves.
• Hilderbrant, 46, has earned a degree, run for office and owned a company. He’s a husband, a father and executive director of a nonprofit.
• But when people encounter him in his daily life, they often don’t recognize an independent, capable man. Instead, they see the wheelchair he’s used since he was injured in a diving accident at 14.