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Just read this article by a woman I follow on a social networking site, and it reminded me of an ongoing struggle of the Disabled: we don't just fight stigma of HAVING a disability, but also the idea that the things that make our lives easier, make us less than everyone else. AND that's considered okay!:( It is NOT okay. Things that make our lives easier or better than yours make us uniquely able. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/20/17791354/products-people-disabilities-sock-slider-banana-slicer-lazy

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