Awareness is the first step toward including persons who are perceived as “different.”  Three intertwining factors help build awareness in any of us:  

• Alertness – Becoming attuned to and delighting in the many differences in people.
• Learning – Gaining some understanding of the variety of factors which lead to persons being perceived as “different.”
• Spending time – Actually devoting time to being with persons who are different, getting into their world as much as possible.

See also Mental Health Awareness; Disability Awareness.

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