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"For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not."
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"It is a lonely existence to be a child with a disability which no-one can see or understand, you exasperate your teachers, you disappoint your parents, and worst of all you know that you are not just stupid."

"Whenever we come across 'Viklang' person, our attention goes towards their disability but we do not notice the immense capabilities and strength they have to accomplish a task. And, that is why I urge everyone to use the word 'Divyang' instead of 'Viklang'."

"I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad."

"A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemiplegia or has only one hand."

"But I was not in the band, because I suffer from the kind of tone deafness that is generally associated with actual deafness."

"Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy on trying to come across as abled or as not that disabled."

"For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not."
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"Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame."

"The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to movie theaters."

"Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today."

"Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting."
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