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Show 374 the dole" by one unregulated set of circumstances favorable to the big insurance business, and now hated for being "on the dole" by those same people who have to pay for our care in a different way. Perhaps greed is expensive after all. "Architects and builders must also recognize that the baby boomers are not going to willingly toddle off to nursing homes just because their own homes become increasingly inaccessible... We will know people with disability have become part of society when homes are routinely built with universal access." I am thinking of my own home, built so accessible to my wheelchair, and wishing I could be there at this very moment to enjoy its accessibility. To enjoy the other people who live there. I have been gone for so very long. "We will know we have become part of society when a quick peek through any classroom door across the nation shows children of all abilities learning together. We have a saying: 'special education' is polite for 'segregated education.' Until our children become comfortable around disability, society will continue to exclude us. " How to end this column, I am wondering. My word-count is close. It is nearly time for dinner and Julia has just left to find my tray. I know... |