Once I was a member of a group preparing for a week of meetings, I walked into the room where some volunteers were ________ collating(装订整理) handouts. I asked if I could help. One of the ladies ________ said, “Oh, no, thank you” and ________ me a chair to sit.

Then, another volunteer came into the room, saw me sitting there doing ________ and said, “Hey, Larry, come here. There’s work to do, and you can help.” He put a couple of chairs together, placed two stacks(叠) of handouts on them and said, “OK, the left sheet goes on top of the right one.”

“Fine. I can handle that,” I said. And just like that, I was now part of the team.

This member of the group saw that my disability did not mean an inability(无能) to help. Later, I ________ him for having included me. He said, “Well, I thought with one more pair of hands we’d finish more quickly. I was just using ________ sense.”

I’m sure that the lady who refused my offer of help did not mean to offend(冒犯) me. Too often, people with disabilities are just not ________—within their community or within a social setting—because of their disability and not because of their inability.

It’s ________ for all of us to feel that we are accepted, appreciated and valued as a full and equal member of the group. And it is ________ more important for people with disabilities. It sends a ________ that states: “To us, your abilities are more important than your disability.”

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