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Characterizing disabled people as a “burden” to those around them and to society at large is used to justify eugenics. But the fact of the matter is all of us are “burdens” because we are social creatures who survive together. We all need tools. We all have biological limitations. So why are disabled people singled out for needing assistance?
By cyborgCharacterizing disabled people as a “burden” to those around them and to society at large is used to justify eugenics. But the fact of the matter is all of us are “burdens” because we are social creatures who survive together. We all need tools. We all have biological limitations. So why are disabled people singled out for needing assistance?