Hi,
Not sure how far this tale has spread outside of the UK, but there's been some coverage this week of the three guys with learning disabilities who were banned from a weekly karaoke session at their local pub, because the landlord said their singing was bad for business. I've blogged in more detail about this at
http://mydaftlife.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/karaoke-gate/
(with links to some of the coverage).
I'm interested in what thoughts some of you may have about this? I've always been concerned about a blanket approach to inclusion which fails to engage with thornier interactional issues. Maybe it's time for me to revisit much earlier thoughts about legitimate and illegitimate impairment effects.
Anyway, something to think about,
Cheers,
Sara
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