We know we are in the right place when the frequency of white frame houses increases. We know because there is an absence of curtains, an absence of electric wires and an absence of automobiles. Before long, we meet a horse and buggy, then another, and yet another. We have found our way into an Amish community.
Disability happens in every culture and every socioeconomic group.
They are, however, good teachers of how disability should be viewed. Oh, well, there's the fellow who can't hear, but we just write everything we need to say to him in church. And there's the fellow who can't walk, but we just made a ramp to bring his wheelchair into his store. Syl and Clara Hershberger are marvelous examples of how the Amish take on disabilities. Together they run a successful Amish business.