“Limits on people's capacities to conduct activities that are essential to
everyday life are imposed by structural and systemic barriers. These barriers
are part of a social system that regards some bodies as "normal" and some as
"other", rather than considering a broad range of bodies and possibilities, for
example when designing a building or piece of furniture. This relegates people
with disabilities to the status of lesser citizens because of their lack of
access. Disability is a byproduct of a society which is organized around only
certain bodies which are defined as "normal", in laws, education, institutions,
and in popular culture.”
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