Quotes About Inclusion

Although we read of occasional Romans, usually the 'bad' ones in these stories, complaining that foreigners or the low-born are taking away their birthright, the overall message is unmistakeable: even at the very pinnacle of the Roman political order, 'Romans' could come from elsewhere; and those born low, even ex-slaves, could rise to the top.

No es fácil hacer encajar a las mujeres en una estructura que, de entrada, está codificada como masculina: lo que hay que hacer es cambiar la estructura.

To put it another way, if women are not perceived to be fully within the structures of power, surely it is power that we need to redefine rather than women?

Although we read of occasional Romans, usually the 'bad' ones in these stories, complaining that foreigners or the low-born are taking away their birthright, the overall message is unmistakeable: even at the very pinnacle of the Roman political order, 'Romans' could come from elsewhere; and those born low, even ex-slaves, could rise to the top. Rome

Temos de pensar melhor acerca do que é o poder, para que serve e como é medido. Por outras palavras, se as mulheres não são encaradas como estando completamente dentro das estruturas de poder, decerto é o poder que tem de ser redefinido e não as mulheres?

There was an unwritten rule that hearing people who knew sign should identify themselves whenever they were around Deaf people. Otherwise the Deaf people might be carrying on an extremely private conversation, assuming no one around them could understand them. To not identify yourself was a betrayal of trust.

Would you like a menu in Braille?

She didn't think she was better than hearing people, simply equal. She didn't want more rights than they had, she wanted the same. She didn't want to change the way they led their lives, she just wanted to be left alone to live hers. It was draining to constantly be looked at as deficient, handicapped, in need of fixing. Other people's opinions—that was the handicap she faced, not her hearing loss!

American Sign Language was her language, her birthright, not some subpar substitute for English.

A man don't always have to change the land. He can find a way to fit in.

What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes...

Love sees no color

Be tolerant of the human race. Your whole family belongs to it -- and some of your spouse's family does too.

And you are to love those who are your aliens for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.

Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To walk in a room and to be greeted by everyone with hugs and smiles. And in that small passing moment, you truly know you're loved, needed, and accepted.

It is not the most lovable individuals who stand more in need of love, but the most unlovable

Ricky was L but he's home with the flu, Lizzie, our O, had some homework to do, Mitchell, E prob'ly got lost on the way, So I'm all of the love that could make it today.

A friend is someone who makes me feel totally acceptable.

Same-sex couples should be able to get married.

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.

Inferior people often despise those who are different," Adam said calmly. "It's the only way they can feel superior.

In the context of fiercely monolingual dominant cultures like that of the United States, code-switching lays claim to a form of cultural power: the power to own but not be owned by the dominant language...Code-switching is a rich source of wit, humour, puns, word play, and games of rhythm and rhyme.

People with disabilities have abilities too and that is what this course is all about - making sure those abilities blossom and shine so that all the dreams you have can come true.

What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say, what the Four Freedoms establish. While he knows these ideals are open to no man completely, he wants only his equal chance to obtain them.