Having a disability does not impede us from having strengths. In reality, having a disability leads us to developing strengths we didn’t know we had, like the capacity to adapt rapidly. This story illustrates just that.

When we see someone with a disability, we too often assume they are dependent and require help. Which leads us to giving assistance quickly, automatically and too often without even asking. Even when help is not warranted nor required.

Because most of us do not know enough about disabilities, our tendencies are to oscillate between wanting to be kind and needing to back off. This conundrum more often paralyses us: should we offer help or should we go on with our own business?