Using moral reasoning to grow communities and foster relationships begins with defining the terms often mentioned in social-political discourse or disability studies: inclusivity and diversity.
I understand these terms better using the example of people integrating into established communities. In this example, an individual leaves their original community and, for any given reason, decides to leave their community or is interested in expanding their interests in other social settings.
These individuals enter a community, and can either be welcomed or not by the group, which determines the success rate of the integration process. The integration process is when the individual adapts to the social environment established by the community members. The group of people decides whether the integration is successful.
In an inclusive community, the group welcomes and supports the integration process as the individual becomes accustomed to social norms and traditions established by the members. Individuals interested in adapting to a new social group will seamlessly integrate into the inclusive community.
An inclusive community welcomes new members who differ from the original social standards and norms, which brings diversity to the group. When integration is welcoming and the community is interested in keeping members, it will begin to adapt to the new members. This adaptation influences the group’s established standards, thus evolving as a community. These changes are diversity.
Ethical Modernity 