Handicap vs Disability

I thought these stories were really important because they brought up the differences between being handicap and a disability. Clare is able to define both and show how they are different from each other since many people mistake them being the same thing. Also the way she described them through telling her story about climbing the mountain made it simple to understand. I feel this is a very sensitive subject and it is hard to have clear cut answers to questions when dealing with handicap people. Everyone reacts differently and you have to be cautious when talking about it. I often wonder how to go about acting around a handicap person. Part of me says to just treat them like everyone else, but like Clare says there are just some things that they can't do and you can't ignore them.

The episode of Glee was another way to show what people with handicaps have to go through. It shows how it's a sensitive subject and how we really don't know what they are going through physically and emotionally. For example, they can all go in the wheelchairs to see what it's like and all the struggles they face everyday but they can get out of the chair when ever they really want to. They don't really know what they have to deal with. Like when they all thought it was no big deal if the one kid rode separate, but it actually bothered him a lot. It helps to put you in perspective but it can never be the same unless you have to live the rest of your life like them.