I do not "have" a disabilty I do not even think that anyone does, you talk here of disability in the singular as if it is one thing, you talk about the phenomenon of disability as if it is something else, the trouble is and I am not intending to be critical or analytical here is that you have a concept within your mind a set of stereotypes or archetypicals of what constitutes "disability" I don't think that really has the remotest connection with any either subjective (cos we all have our own experiences) or objective (that is to say collective lowest common denominator of what the sign signifies) notion of the concept.
Heck I am going to dream of an Aymaric idealism here but then just cos Eco doesn't mean it is. We only discourse in the semantic prisons of our own so called grammer and etymology.
Larry
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> Throughout the past three weeks I have learned so much about disability and those who
> have a disability. After taking the course SPED 330: People with Disabilities, I have
> learned more than I could of imagined. When I signed up for this class, I was not really
> sure what “disability” really meant. I just thought it meant that someone could not do all
> the things a “normal” person could because they had a missing body part or was confined
> to a wheelchair. After this class, I now know that putting the word disability on someone is
> not always the best thing to do to a person.
> I have never really given much thought on disability and those with a disability.
> This class had taught me to be more sympathetic with people who have a disability. They
> have more drive and passion than anyone in this world. You have to give them credit for
> wanting to work and get an education. Just because they are “disabled” does not mean they
> can not do or have the same drive as others in the work field. After these past three weeks,
> I know look at people with disabilities in a whole new light. Society needs to get rid of the
> negativity they have towards people with disabilities. Society is predacious towards those
> with disabilities. If we ever think we will have an equal society, this must be done.
> Being an education major, I know I will benefit from this class. Inclusion has been
> becoming much more popular is schools theses days. There is a very little chance that when
> I become a teacher I will have a classroom without someone who is disabled. They should
> be included into the normal classrooms because they want to learn like you and me. We
> just have to give them the chance. With this class under my belt, I feel like I will be able to
> better accommodate the students to whatever their needs may be. I also think that I will be
> able to be more empathic towards them in the classroom and make them feel welcome and
> comfortable.
> SPED 330 has taught me more than any class I have taken so far. I know I will be
> able to use this information and apply it to my future career as a teacher. I will be more
> empathic towards those with a disability. I will also try to help society be more accepting.
> People with disabilities are like everyone else in the world, they just have a set back in the
> way the look, act, and learn.
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