tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post167872619465322500..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Equality is Illusivewilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-52265419298657807612012-04-07T06:54:44.602-07:002012-04-07T06:54:44.602-07:00Erica, What bothers me the most is not what took p...Erica, What bothers me the most is not what took place but how easily it could have been prevented in the first place. I think this illustrates how pervasive segregation is for people with a disability. The thought of inclusion and full participation was not even considered much less thought about. No one expressed outrage. No one acted.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-8597680386685512122012-04-06T20:32:08.615-07:002012-04-06T20:32:08.615-07:00The ridiculous thing about this is that the studen...The ridiculous thing about this is that the student in the wheelchair could have easily been accommodated. All they had to do was have the first row of singers standing on the floor, not on the bleachers/steps and he could have sat alongside them in the first row. To have him stuck all by himself, nowhere near the choir-- insane. You're right, it looks like it has to be a fake photo because no one in their right mind would subject anyone, disabled or not, to this kind of humiliation.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258756741916082131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-70677965076310011912012-04-04T05:53:44.533-07:002012-04-04T05:53:44.533-07:00Phil, Schools follow the letter of the law and vio...Phil, Schools follow the letter of the law and violate the spirit. I too see no difference from 20+ years ago in terms of attitudes. Given half a chance every kid with a disability would be kicked out of school. HAve you ever read The Short Bus by Jonathan Mooney? Awesome book.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-89858138226145433622012-04-03T17:19:42.183-07:002012-04-03T17:19:42.183-07:00You are very much on target. bill. I was a high s...You are very much on target. bill. I was a high school principal for 30 years, before and after IDEA, before and after ADA. Neither law and corresponding regs made much of a difference. It allowed parents, like myself with a severely disabled kid, fight with backing. Nothing changed the attitudes of teachers and school boards and the electorate. Most teachers rued the day that they would have to put up with a handicapped or crippled kid in class. They put up with it because it was the law, and breaking the law could get you fired (maybe). Tolerance is not embracing...you have to give up your fears to do that. That music teacher, btw, should have been hung out to dry. The excuses are lame, pardon the insult to the disabled. The reality is that too few care to care enough!Phil Dzialohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150881545903849250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-75927790637628111052012-04-02T09:21:33.314-07:002012-04-02T09:21:33.314-07:00Catherine, The public school my son attended was h...Catherine, The public school my son attended was hostile to any sort of accommodation I requested that would enable me to participate. In grades 1-12 I encountered only one teacher that valued my input. All others were either dismissive or disrespectful. <br />Louna, I cannot tell you how rare your experience is with a seminar on minorities that included people with a disability. I have suggested similar such inclusion and it was dismissed as ridiculous. Faculty member after faculty member tell me that disability based discrimination is "different" and not worthy of discussion. This never ceases to amaze me. I always dreamed college professors were progressive and open minded.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-54562965029432469822012-04-02T08:20:32.325-07:002012-04-02T08:20:32.325-07:00What, rights of people with disabilities not a civ...What, rights of people with disabilities not a civil right? In what kind of world does that teacher live?<br /><br />On a brighter note, I'm in college and was on a seminar on minorities in the United States, and PWDs were mentioned as a minority and I could do my presentation on them. Then again, the Prof's mother is a disabled activist...Lounahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031075401203936622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-61305943000079209862012-04-02T07:42:24.958-07:002012-04-02T07:42:24.958-07:00I saw the photo and was equally appalled. I shake ...I saw the photo and was equally appalled. I shake my head at your offers to chaperone being rejected and your son's civil rights paper being disregarded. Stupid, stupid teachers.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149885637140617891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-17623595455084165172012-04-02T06:44:06.006-07:002012-04-02T06:44:06.006-07:00Michael, I am not a great fan of the theatre. In p...Michael, I am not a great fan of the theatre. In part this is because I have found most theatre to be an access nightmare. <br />TDE, You are absolutely correct r.e. medication and discrimination. <br />P. It never ceases to amaze me how close minded academics can be. Much complaining about students with disabilities takes place among faculty. Thank goodness it was a sociologist and not an anthropologist who said that! <br />Claire, Rubrics have infected every aspect of secondary education. It is efficient in terms of grading for teachers. For very young students rubrics can be a useful tool. However, they stifle any creativity and independent thought. I have even seen them used in college! Yes, the corporate mentality has taken over college campuses.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-61672613661382028852012-04-01T17:10:18.647-07:002012-04-01T17:10:18.647-07:00The note on the rubric...wow...I am speechless.The note on the rubric...wow...I am speechless.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070297384173508509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-462146589418953902012-04-01T16:16:50.527-07:002012-04-01T16:16:50.527-07:00This makes me furious. Our rights are seen as kind...This makes me furious. Our rights are seen as kindness and as favours.<br />I talked to a Sociologist once about discrimination of people with disabilities and he looked at me like I was speaking nonsense and said this doesn't exist.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00715425173855804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-19873160532544457182012-04-01T11:43:18.546-07:002012-04-01T11:43:18.546-07:00I have personally encountered another method emplo...I have personally encountered another method employers can use to avoid ADA compliance. People can be penalized for the side effects of medications they take for their medical condition an/or disability.TDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270023448681702288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-68199677281124362972012-04-01T09:46:32.816-07:002012-04-01T09:46:32.816-07:00Oye! That really is an example of marginalization!...Oye! That really is an example of marginalization! It could easily have been me. I am fortunate to have done theater with a large number of people who went out of their way to create inclusion. Of course, there have also been others who preferred not to be engaged with disabled bodies - but they are a minority. <br /><br />All that said, the picture is enraging.Michael Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229008461457577003noreply@blogger.com