To be handicapped means not having the capabilities as the majority others. Handicaps can be physical, emotional, mental and/or learning, or economic. A handicap that is often overlooked is one that often results from having one of these mentioned here and then morphing into a social handicap. One may well learn to adjust, to say, having a missing limb and manage quite well, but then experience embarrassment when he or she enters an elevator or a room, for example. It is just human nature to stare silently then avoid eye or other contact with a handicapped person. We have all been guilty of this at some point in our life. Yet another form of handicap that the reader probably has never considered is a cultural handicap. Imagine being a young female Pakistani that would like to become an architect or a pharmacist. Imagine a young woman from the wrong end of the caste system in India that would like to go to university or even high school. This particular kind of handicap can be the most restrictive of most any you could think of. A paraplegic can go to college is he or she is determined to do so. The caste system in the countries that still have them is a very real prison and is rarely broken out of. The first place to begin for the parent or other caregiver of a handicapped child or person must start is to see where the subject has the greatest contention. The caregiver can teach the individual to view the handicap as a challenge to overcome or to give in to failure and just accept being needy. The caregiver needs to reach out for help and support from groups that deal with similar disabilities. It is important to understand that federal law mandates that buildings be accessible to wheelchairs, etc. The 1990 law that protects those with disabilities outlines that employers assist with setting up the work area so that the handicapped person can perform their job. This may require additional equipment or furnishings; these alterations