Crip studies and the queer theory have a stark similarity.

Society is misguided on how they

think both communities want to be treated. In both subjects, people associated with these categories
feel that their groups are labeled abnormal. Society tries to compensate by trying to do special favors
and accommodations for disabled people and have events such as gay awareness month.!he
similarity between these two groups is that they both want to be included in the normal group and not
to be seen as there is nothing wrong with them. In "lison #afer$s %eminist, &ueer, Crip, she says
'ot only do these kinds of e(ercises focus of the alleged failures and hardships of disabled bodies )an
inability to see, and inability to walk*, they also present disability as a knowable fact of the
body)#afer +*. #afer states this in reference to disability awareness activities practiced in several
schools. !his quote e(plains how society sees disability as a problem or something that is wrong with
the person. "lthough the community might falsely think they are helping people understand the
problems and issues one faces with a disability, they are also unknowingly acknowledging the fact that
disability is a problem. Several voices of the crip community would argue that there is nothing wrong
with them, and that they should be included in society as a normal functioning member. !his argument
falls in line with a queer theorist$s argument. ,eople view both parties in a binary way. -ither you are a
$.$ and you are normal or you are a $/$ and you are abnormal, in which the queer and crip community
would unfortunately fall under $/$. !hey both wish to abolish this distinction between them and the rest
of society. " final similarity I find is the comple(ity of the both situation. In the crip community, they
want help because they may not be able to physically be able to do certain tasks 0however, they want to
be viewed as normal so they also don$t want special treatment at the same time. Similarly, the queer
community want people to acknowledge them as equals so there would be no need for public
awareness 0however, there are people out there that believe that there is a difference so the vagueness
comes in play here. Some members of the group would argue that there is no need for a queer
awareness month, there should be nothing to e(plain or highlight. ,eople that associate with the queer
or crip community want people to see that there is nothing different between them and other members
of the society.