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6 Instances of Discrimination People with Disabilities Face Every Day
By Tiffiny Carlson — 2013
Discrimination is a fact of life for many groups of people, but to be honest, I never really gave much thought to discrimination growing up. It wasn’t until I became disabled when I was 14 years old when I finally understood what discrimination meant.
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