I recently spent a day playing tourist in my home town. It was a great experience, but I was aware of many sets of eyes on me, looking at me with a 'not sure what to make of him' look. Even in this day and age, there are always some who still stare, but it's something I hadn't noticed happening as much as when I was first disabled 35 years ago. I'm not sure if it was because they were tourists from places where they were not used to seeing someone disabled, but there were definitely more stares than usual.
It seems there will always be someone to teach...
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