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Growing up with Disability
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Andrew Kwok
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Abstract
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| This is a brief auto-bibliographical account of a person with cerebral palsy. Andrew recalled his early education in a special school in Hong Kong; how he was brought up to see himself as a disabled but normal person, and how he successfully tackled his later challenges in the mainstream education system and in later years. While he stresses the importance of striving for a positive life goal on the part of a disabled person, he also focuses on the physical environment and attitudinal issues as these are the fundamental factors that cause unnecessary barriers to people with physical disabilities. |