"Does he take sugar?".
By speaking over the heads of handicapped people we reveal our underlying beliefs and assumptions regarding mental and physical perfection. We must challenge such beliefs if we are to appreciate the important contribution the disabled make to society and we must provide services for them which respect and empower them rather than further disable them.
Wagner
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Maternal and Child Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans