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Not long ago，I arrived at a meeting earlier. So I walked into a room，and there I saw some volunteers were busy with handouts（手册）of the meeting. I went over and asked if I could _______. Seeing I was lame（病腿）. one of the ladies _______ said，“On，no，thank you. ”and offered me a chair to just sit while they _______ .

Then，_______ volunteer came into the room，saw me _______ there doing nothing and said，“Hey，young man，come on over there. There's work to do，and you can help. "He put two chairs together，placed two stacks（撑）of handouts and _______ me，“OK，the left piece goes on top of the right one. ”

“Fine，I can do that. ”I said. And just like that，I was now happy to be part of the _______.

This member of the group saw that my disability did not mean an inability（无能）to help. Later，I _______ him and asked why he invited me to help. “Well，I considered we'd finish more quickly with more _______. Of course you can. "he ________.

The kind lady ________ my offer of help，but I know that she didn't mean to offend（冒犯）me. Too often，people with disabilities are left out of a social group because of their ________ but not because of their inability.

It's important for all of us to feel part of a group. And when we are ________，we feel that we are accepted，respected and considered as a full and ________ member of a group. It sends a ________ that says，“To us，your abilities are more important than your disability. ”