What you are reading right now is a small part of a much bigger picture. Most people do not even know that there is such a thing as a Disabled Rights Movement but there is and the fighters aren't just parents of the disabled trying to make a better world for their children. Most people don't know who Ed Roberts was though one of my friends described him as:

There is a cultural difference between those born disabled and those who have become disabled later in life, but people who have been segregated from disabled life and culture don't realize this...the idea that there is a disabled culture is often disputed, but having seen it and been a part of it I know it exists. What fascinates me is that it exists despite the fact that most people with disabilities do not have disabled families, and come from very different backgrounds. The culture exists despite the fact many disabled people are isolated, while others spend their entire life with others like them. It exists without clear understanding or recognition. This strange culture must be the result of suppression, and the conscious and subconscious expectations that are held (or NOT held)for people with disabilities in our culture.

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