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Martha's Vineyard and "impairment"

Funny, reading a post yesterday about the historical Martha's Vineyard population and ensuing mass bilingualism on the island reminded me of a quote a read a while back: "I am not impaired by my hearing loss. I am impaired by my environment." It rings so true. If everyone were bilingual, there would be no thoughts of "impairments" and "disabilities".