Additional items for Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
September 2nd, 2008‘Dialog in the Dark’ exhibit simulates blindness — Associated Press in the Boston Herald
… “It is not blindness that is the disability. It is fear.”
Fear of the unknown, of what we cannot see, is indeed a scary thing, and I recognize for the first time how right he is. We leave the room and enter a corridor that gradually reintroduces us to the light.
I emerge squinting and probably more than a little relieved, but determined to see the world with new eyes.
‘Unconditional love is a good name for it;’ Parents adjust to children with Down syndrome – Rapid City [SD] Journal
Wichita special ed has fewer kids, costs more — Wichita Eagle
Blogging the world, from a wheelchair’s view — Boston Globe
Op-ed: Teachers need training to handle diversity, disabilities in class — Newsday
Utah parents fear special ed funds were siphoned to sports — Salt Lake Tribune
Kids with disabilities run coffee shop, create a buzz — Arizona Daily Star
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