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Reframe disability as a natural part of the human experience from "summary" of The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
The idea that disability is something abnormal, something to be fixed or cured, is deeply ingrained in our society. We are taught to see disability as something to be pitied, something to be hidden away or overcome. But what if we were to shift our perspective? What if we were to see disability not as a flaw, but as a natural variation of the human experience?When we reframe disability as a natural part of the human experience, we are able to celebrate the diversity of the human body and mind. We begin to see that there is no one "normal" way to exist in the world, no one way to move, communicate, or experience the world around us. Disability becomes just another ...
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