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Part of my reply to this post:
Perhaps the best thing you can do is talk to your kids a lot about physical difference. But don’t perpetuate stereotypes about disability (that the disabled are helpless and abnormal). Have the kids try to imagine how they would do things if they needed to use a wheelchair, or were lacking an arm, or were hearing impaired. Teach them that all members of our world have a right to access public institutions. Have them imagine how we can do better to create a world that can accomodate people of with all types of abilities.