Disabled people are present in the ranks of those gifted with “more ability than the average,” and the experience of being nonordinary physically may catalyze acceptance of being nonordinary in other respects as well. We tendto forget that the “normal” curve (Bell Curve) has two tails, both of which are “abnormal.” For example, it is not “normal” to be exceedingly beautiful and wise, or to abjure triviality and pettiness. Fred, a postpolio respiratoryquadriplegic who heads an $80 million public agency, is abnormal in a number of highly desirable ways: he is brilliant; powerful; earns a large salary;and lives with a talented, beautiful wife. Although he values normalization as a goal of rehabilitation programs for many, it is doubtful that he would want to return to normality himself.