Everyone experiences degrees of independence, dependence, and interdependence.
One of the most significant historical issues for people everywhere has been that of responsibility for their own lives. We all rely on society for basic needs and use various strategies to get our needs met.
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A woman assists a woman on crutches with groceries.
Ben Minowitz’s sister and mother have made a sling with their arms to carry him. He had paralysis from having had polio in 1916.
This summer camp for kids with disabilities has a pool and picnic tables. Kids play in the water and a counselor assists a girl with two canes out of the pool.
A man stands in the bright sun with his elderly mother in front of some bushes. She wears a long, buttoned-up house dress, glasses, and hair in a bun. He is tall and thin and wears suspenders, T-shirt, and watch chain. His left arm and neck are bent.
Two men and a woman in front of a rural house. A rocker and bird cage are on the porch. One man is short and stooped and his hip pushes to the right.
This mother is seated in a photography studio, wearing a long fringed dress, her hair in a bun with a comb, and a crutch resting on her lap. Her son and daughter pose beside her.
A grandfather cradles a little boy in his arms. The sleeping boy wears brightly colored foot braces with Velcro ties.
Two men in suits sit for a portrait; one has a crutch to support his missing right leg.
Two young men in suits sit arm in arm; one faces the camera and holds a bowler hat, the other looks away and holds a top hat and long cane.