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What sort of life can a person with a life-long physical disability lead?

• Having a physical disability is not a colossal tragedy and your life is not over once you acquire one. People with a physical disability lead rich and fulfilling lives. The hindrance is society, not the disability itself.
• Like anyone else, people with a physical disability get married or have children, make decisions about their own lives, go to work, play sports and by and large tend to be like anyone else.
• People with a physical disability are not a burden on the community or a drain on the resources of the economy or their friends and families.
• People with a physical disability have normal comprehension and do not need be spoken to in a loud voice or treated like a child. People with a physical disability are human beings who deserve dignity and respect not pity or charity.

What are some of the priorities that a person with a life-long physical disability may have?

Some of the priorities that a person with a physical disability might have include much the same priorities as anyone else - rent, groceries, recreation, families, friends and career.

Sometimes the way the society or community is set up, places hurdles in the way to achieving these very usual goal - like access to the built environment, getting into a home, accessible public transport and more. For these reasons PDCN focuses on striving for an inclusive society where people with a physical disability are involved in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.