There Is Little Favorable To Be Said

We Can Build A Society Grounded On Friendship And Our Common Humanity - A Society Founded On Tolerance. That Is The Only Road Open To Us.

It Is Not A Question Of Patronizing Philanthropy Towards Disabled People. They Do Not Need The Patronage Of The Non-disabled. It Is Not For Them To Adapt To The Dominant And Dominating World Of The So-called Non-disabled. It Is For Us To Adapt Our Understanding Of A Common Humanity; To Learn Of The Richness Of How Human Life Is Diverse; To Recognize The Presence Of Disability In Our Human Midst As An Enrichment Of Our Diversity.

The History Of Struggle Is Rich With Stories Of Heroes And Heroines - Some Of Them Leaders, Some Of Them Followers, All Of Them Deserve To Be Remembered.

Our Differences Are Our Strength As A Species And As A World Community.

True Reconciliation Does Not Consist In Merely Forgetting The Past.