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Why do disabilities exist?

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Because the human body is more variable than society plans for. In a community, things are set up in a way that expects a certain set of skills. Stairs expect people walking on two legs. High shelves expect them to be tall enough to reach. read more

Disability is what happens when the human body and mind has a configuration that is outside what the community they live in plans for. That mismatch is caused equally by the disabled person’s illness, injury, or atypical development, and by the way their community is structured. read more

Today, there are still people like philosopher Peter Singer, saying that those with severe intellectual disabilities do not deserve rights any more than animals, since some other species have supposedly higher levels of intelligence than they do. Dehumanizing language is still used against people with disabilities, such as autism. read more

And when Jesus comes back he will give his followers new bodies that will be free of defects forever. That’s why Jesus healed the man born blind, he showed he is the one who has the power to remove suffering. The great thing about following Jesus is that anyone can be a follower. read more

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