Simone Aspis: Negative Self Image

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So school was for me the time was about, you know, hiding the fact you are a disabled person and trying to fit in and be normal when actually in order – because I had a very bad -- had a very negative image of myself and disabled people because of being segregated. I didn’t feel great about myself being at that school, I’d kind of felt very negative because you were always, you know, told, you know, ‘cause when you’re segregated, you know, there is a clear message that you were not wanted by the community.

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