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| Masked Woman in a Wheelchair - Diane Arbus |
Remember that talking with a disabled person is not an heroic act. There is absolutely nothing required in the way of superhuman patience to communicate with a person with a disability, and stopping to listen to someone with atypical communication, far from being a charitable act, is an act of bringing a fellow human being into human community. Social inclusion and interaction, when someone desires them, are basic human rights that no disabled person should have to request, and that no able-bodied person with an ounce of ethical understanding should refuse.
Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, via NeuroTribes
Isn't it amazing how completely and utterly obvious this is? And yet- we need to be reminded.
ReplyDeleteAnd that picture. Wow.
ReplyDeleteJust wow. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAmen. I would expand that to not just disabled persons, but people who are vastly different than us in myriad ways.
ReplyDeletePowerful!
ReplyDeleteWith your permission, I'd like to post it it on Facebook.
You give us such simple clarity in places that look so daunting to the uneducated eye.
ReplyDeleteI'd settle for a simple smile and touch for my son....
ReplyDeleteSuch an important thing to teach our kids!
ReplyDeletemight have to steal that excerpt! amazing.
ReplyDeleteMine you can't tell until she talks. She looks... normal. I think sometimes people feel they've been tricked.
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