Resoonse to Aimee Mullins' Ted Talk

After hearing Aimee Mullins' Ted Talk today, I am honestly shocked that our society still puts such a negative emphasis on the word, 'disability'. In a country that seems to be so understanding of differences, it is baffling to me that a person that is considered to have a 'disability' can be looked down upon without knowing an individual's circumstance. Person's with disabilities are more alike then different, and I think it is important that we as OTs are advocates to let that be known. It is not fair that our society can often put people down because they are different when really they have so much potential.