People with disabilities typically aren't treated the same. As Mandy Ratliff says "Throughout history, people with disabilities have been treated differently by society at large, because of their disability." To be more specific "'There is a tendency to patronize people with disabilities; you can either be treated like a child or like an idiot,' Lawrence Carter-Long, Network Coordinator for the Disabilities Network of New York City..."
In my elementary school I remember a boy who had a facial deformity. Now I'm not going to go into it, but people tended to avoid him. Kids would stare, and then look away when he saw them as if they never looked. Back then I didn't do anything, yes I was a bystander. Now looking back I could have helped by becoming his friend.
The message I am trying to convey is to "help the other fellow" no matter their outward appearance. Everyone is the same inside, and everyone has feelings. I hope this book helps by allowing readers to put themselves in the persons shoes.
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