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5. Read what young disabled people say about their lives. Then discuss the questions.
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A. "There are many things that make it difficult for a person in a wheelchair to shop. The first is the difficulty of getting there because pavements are so difficult to get up and down. If you get there, shops may have a step at the door or are too small for a wheelchair to get around. In some department stores there is no step and lots of room, but you can't get through the checkout." (David)
B. "The things I don't like about being handicapped is that other boys are always running and I can't do it with them." (Michael)
C. "I'm in a wheelchair. When I go shopping people look at me. I may be in a wheelchair but I am just like normal people. I get hurt like other people do. I laugh like other people do. And I get angry like other people do." (Margaret)
1. How do people with disabilities feel in the company of other people?
2. How do others treat people with disabilities?
3. How can the life of those people be made better?
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Things We Can't Live Without
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1. Read the story and discuss the questions after it.
One day a poor Scottish farmer, whose name was Fleming, was trying to make a living for his family. Suddenly he heard a cry for help. It was coming from a boy nearby. He dropped his instruments and ran to the boy. The boy
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