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Sarah Palin and People With Disabilities
I read an interesting New York Times Article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/us/politics/07needs.html?pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper that analyzes one aspect of Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention where she promised that c
Teacher Bullying
A Kindergarten teacher in Florida decided to let the class vote someone out of the classroom. Isn't it awful, that at such a young age someone in that classroom, in a very public way, should be singled out as the least popular person in the group? Well, in this case the least popular person was a young boy that is in the process of being diagnosed with autism. In my opinion it is a shame that a child so young had to experience public humiliation and discrimination from his Kindergarten teacher, a person who should have set the example for proper behavior and not the example of being a force for discrimination within the group.
My Brother is Different
After reading this
article, I became compelled to respond to the writer's response regarding her brother's handicap.
I was a former assistant to autistic children for three years in Dallas, Texas.
When I first started working with the organization that offered a
summer-spring break camp for the autistic community it was awkward working with
the individuals in the beginning of my assignment.