Products mocked as “lazy” or “useless” are often important tools for people with disabilities

Unwittingly, critics of “useless products” are sitting at the core of a battle the disability community has been engaged in for decades: The right to live in their communities, and to receive the services that enable them to do that. If you can’t use your hands to open a jar of pasta sauce, does that mean you should live in an institution?

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Topics:
Human Rights, Inclusion and access

Author:
S.E. Smith

Source:
Vox

Date published:
Thu 20th Sep, 2018