This summer, I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and I absolutely loved it! It was a great book that gave insight to the mind of a fifteen-year-old boy with disabilities. I was recently given the task of responding to the quote below by stating whether or not I agree with it and by using evidence from the book and my life to back up my answer.
"Sometimes people are born with disabilities, but it's communities that handicap them." -Anonymous
In some ways, I agree with this statement, but in some ways, I don't agree. I agree because the reason Christopher acts the way he does is because of his surrounding environment. The community surrounding Christopher immediately thinks that he can't comprehend everyday situations and starts treating him as though he is unintelligent or a small child of small knowledge. This results in the community handicapping Christopher. However, Christopher's disabilities have wired his brain to think the way he does, causing him to act different from a "normal person" in certain situations. The community around Christopher does not know and could care less about the things Christopher does like. Therefore, it is not the community's fault. So, there are two sides to this statement, and I agree with both of them.
However, I think everyone, including me, could at least try to be a little more understanding of disabled people. By reading this book, I have obtained a new perspective of people with disabilities, and I will try my best to be more understanding of them. 
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