Prejudice Against People With Disabilities

                                                                                                                                                                                      Being prejudiced against people with disabilities is especially sad.

This pathetic behavior is sometimes cruel name calling, but often its serious, like not hiring us for jobs we can do.

People with disabilities need to be the best we can be and not be afraid to reach for the sky and break down the walls of discrimination. We have friends who can help us, but we've got  to help ourselves!      

Our disability is not all of what we're about.                                                                                                               

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