Disabilities need not limit achievements
In reading the New York Times obituary of disability rights attorney Paul S. Miller, I came across this bit of his wisdom.
“Good health is not the absence of a disability,” he wrote in a paper called “Avoiding Genetic Genocide.” “Scientists caught up in the excitement of genetic discovery can forget that life with a disability can still be a rich and fulfilling life.”
It is, of course, easy to forget that, even for those of us close to people with disabilities. Our thoughts can fall into the old trap of pity. Too bad for Miller, you might think, that he had to struggle through life with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.
I didn’t know Miller, but I bet he would tell you where you could put your pity.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.