Humiliation is as stealthy and subtle as dust entering a house. It comes from outside a Person with Disabilities (PWD). However, attitudinal humiliation from others experienced in a fragile moment can turn inward. As self-humiliation, it clogs the spirit with life-defeating feelings of shame, failure, lack of dignity, and shaky self-worth or self-respect.
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My youngest son, Carl, was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita or contractures of multiple joints. All joints except for his spine are rigid to some…
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