Quoth cj1991
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FYI, many people who have multiple physical disabilities are no less able than any other human being to think and to appreciate life. If this is indeed the case, and it so often is, they are no less able to admire either a field of wildflowers or a room full of gyrating men than any able bodied woman. Touching someone's wheelchair without permission, though, is generally considered very rude.
http://davehingsburger.blogspot.com/2008/02/toast.html
That's a blog entry that describes someone who is severely physically disabled dealing with a caregiver who treats him like a child, and the response of another disabled man.
Just wanted to be sure that you know physical disabilities or inability to communicate in the ways able bodied people communicate doesn't necessarily mean that someone doesn't have average or above average intelligence. I wasn't there, so I'm not sure about the situation- it could have been extremely exploitative, or it could have been extremely empowering, depending upon whether the women wanted to be there or not.
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