| Mar-tens (mart'ns) n. | 1. | My married family name. | |
| 2. | An animal of the genus Martes that is related to the weasel and the mink. | ||
| Net-work (net'wurk') n. | 1. | A collection of writings giving some insight as to what life with a disability is like. | |
| 2. |
A system of a number of parts that cross, branch out, or interconnect. |
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MY THEORY ABOUT SOCIETY AND ITS VIEWS TOWARDS THE DISABLED |
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Very often people are not exposed to the disabled until later on in life. If the contact is made as a young child, there are questions asked but non-disabled children tend to accept the explanation of how and why someone is disabled without forming too much of an opinion about it. Games are easily adapted and life goes on. For those who are at an older age when first contact is made, there can be a great amount of fear, guilt, anxiety, jealousy and even anger a non-disabled person might feel toward the disabled. Generally, these feelings are formed subconsciously. As the non-disabled develop their interaction skills, these feelings may or may not disappear. If they do not disappear; prejudice, discrimination, acceptance or denial may result. These
components of feelings are felt by society as a whole as well as family and friends of the disabled. The greatest problem lying within the interaction of the non-disabled and disabled is the fear of the unknown and the apprehension to ask questions.
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