Hi Larry,
You may be thinking of "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut. It
is much anthologized, and one of my favorites.
Dona
On 29 Jun 00, at 21:50, Larry Arnold wrote:
> I am sure many people will be familiar with Vic Finkelsteins parable about
> the village of wheelchair users.
>
> I am looking for a story in a similar vain I once read concerning
> intelectual disabilities. It was about a brain implant called a savant
> which supposedly leveled the playing fields and the social implications of
> the rationing of such a device.
>
> I do not know who wrote it but it was in some anthology, maybe an Open
> University text book.
>
> Anyones help in finding this would be appreciated
>
> Larry
>
Dona M. Avery
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
http://www.public.asu.edu/~donam
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