America Doesn’t Fully Value the Disabled. When Will This End?

“Disability is a magnifying glass that shows us our humanity.”

My husband spoke these words eleven years ago, when our daughter Penny was a few months old. Penny had been diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours after her birth, and the months that followed were hard for us. She had a few little holes in her heart. She needed tubes in her ears. She needed early intervention services. Her future seemed uncertain.