Children are living proof that we humans are inherently good and that hatred, bigotry, racism etc are learned traits. Visit any school playground and, the younger the kids are, the less likely they will be seen to care about a persons racial background or disability/difference.
We recently saw this first hand, when Canberra schoolboy Ross Kelly learnt Auslan - the deaf sign language - so he could communicate with a new kid in the class named Isam Gurung. Isam had recently transferred from a specialist school for the hearing-impaired and Ross befriended him, communicating initially by passing written notes to each other.
Ross went on to learn Auslan so he could communicate with Isam. Isam went from being a shy person who barely interacted with his classmates to someone who is now a happy member of the school community.
While the school provided interpreter services, Ross' efforts for his friend reach a whole new level of friendship and he was awarded a Special Humanity Award from the Fred Hollows Foundation.
The ABC story includes a video - great story.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/humanity-award-for-boy-who-learnt-sign-language-to-help-friend/7806050
