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When children internalize ableist messages about inheritance

My daughter keeps apologizing for 'getting' my genetic condition and I don't know how to tell her that I don't see either of us as tragedies.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're working to counter societal narratives that frame passing on disability as a harm or failure.

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“Where Are You with Disability as identity?”

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