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People with disabilities of all types—whether visible or hidden—commonly experience feelings of being misunderstood by those without disabilities.

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Friends, sight is a privilege. It is a gift we tend to forget not everybody receives. Don’t take it for granted.

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Looks can be deceiving, as a lot of things can be covered up by clothes. That’s why the chronic illness I have is called an invisible illness.

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Life is undoubtedly filled with good and bad moments.

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I am thankful for my first trying situation because it definitely prepared me for what was in store for me in the times to come. 

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Research has shown over the years that we don’t talk about disability rights as much as we discuss many other areas where we need social change.

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Think about the last time you got sick. Did anyone ridicule you for it? Did anyone sigh in exasperation that you were ill yet again?

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I was in the NICU for the first three months of my life.

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We see a man in a wheelchair and assume he is less happy than the woman standing next to him. But what if that woman is severely depressed

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Through it all I had a little girl who needed me to make it better. Yet, I couldn’t. Despite countless professionals reassuring me that she would eventually be OK, she wasn’t.