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"Meg N. Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:09:36 -0700
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I think people accepting people with disabilities has gotten MUCH worse....
Not only in the work force but in social settings too.  Meg (mild LH 23,
Denver, CO)

On 11/21/06, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Does it strike anyone as ironic that at a time when every day  life
> depends
> less on physical abilities than it ever has before, there  SEEMS to be a
> decrease in the willingness to accept people who are  different?
>
> By this, I mean, so much of life is automated and there are more
> jobs  that
> don't require physical ability, so unlike 50 (or less) years ago
> people  with
> disabilities can navigate the world much easier (though not
> always  easily).
> It seems as if disability should thus become more accepted by  society,
> but
> sometimes I feel the reverse is happening.  At least, I don't  see much
> progress.
>
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