Musicians With Disabilities

Published: Dec. 4, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

b'The human body can be both very strong and very fragile\\u2026given its complexity, it generally works pretty well\\u2026but there are those among us who face challenges because of various disabilities\\u2026\\n\\nSome of these are genetic\\u2026others come as the result of accidents, trauma or some other kind of misfortune\\u2026then there\\u2019s the effect of disease\\u2026\\n\\nIt can be very rough\\u2026there can be discrimination\\u2026and there can be a lot of misunderstanding\\u2026\\n\\nAt the same time, though, there are opportunities for learning, compassion, and dialogue about what some of our fellow humans need in this life\\u2014and, just importantly, what special things they can offer back\\u2026\\n\\nMusicians are just like the rest of us, subject to the whims and frailties of this bag of water and chemicals we inhabit\\u2026these are some of their stories\\u2026\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'