Consider the argument that people who live with disabilities are similar to, and often defined as, a minority group. Choose one minority group: women (gender and sex), intersex individuals, transgender individuals, racial minorities, and the elderly. Compare and contrast individuals with disabilities to the minority group. In what ways are individuals with disabilities similar to other minority groups? How are they different? How do these groups (the minority group you chose and individuals with disabilities) overlap?
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