/ˈhændikæpt/: Consistency of a Flaw

The definition of disabilities is skewed; it is misconception that society as a whole is not technically handicapped because it is in human nature to contain flaws.

"Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these"

(pulled straight out of google search)

The subject of disabilities seems to make a fair amount of audience uncomfortable, or bring out pity. It is almost as if a spotlight is immediately placed upon a limping child, making it"...easy to spot even in a crowd." (Mairs 13) It's mind-boggling that one single, microscopic chromosome determines what society's view is upon your education, social, and mental values. As distasteful it may seem, it is unfortunately a very reoccurring issue.  

The discrimination of placing the title of "disabled" is actually quite ironic. It is stated that if a person has a flaw, they are handicapped. So does that mean the rest of society is innocent of this characteristic? It is unjust that just because there is no ideal physical or mental defect that is noticeable to the naked eye, it does not mean that he or she is not technically handicapped. The human race has been programmed to contain flaws. That is the definition of humanity. So in a way, are we not all handicapped? There is a lack of conjoining between the world of “disabled” and “abled” due to the nonrecognition that we are all dysfunctional in our own exclusive ways.