Comments on: Student with disabilities wins fight to live in college dorm http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/31/student-college-dorm-fight-26863/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pamela Wilson http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/31/student-college-dorm-fight-26863/comment-page-1/#comment-5340 Pamela Wilson Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:08:24 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=26863#comment-5340 I have been following this story since October 2008 - and remember that Mr. Fialka-Feldman had been promised a spot in the dorm, paid a deposit, and then collected about a thousand signatures from students saying he should have the right to live in the dorm after the university withdrew its approval. We should all see the DVD that I found through a link here, that features his story - Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College http://www.throughthesamedoor.com/ My son with Down syndrome accomplished so much in his college program (Venture, at Bellevue Community College, now Bellevue College) - but even I underestimated his potential when he first enrolled, and he has taught me not to do that throughout his life, given the opportunities he needed to reach the goals he set for himself. It does seem right that Micah Fialka-Feldman was promised the opportunity and all wrong that the university reversed its original promise and plans to appeal Judge Duggan's recent decision. I remember that living in campus housing at schools where it was available was one of the discussions going on back then. Looks like 2010 is going to be a big step forward for Oakland University in Detroit and a giant leap for mankind. We are wishing all the best for Micah in 2010. Looks like it could be a great decade coming along. And it's about time. Ordinary life, be my rock in times of trouble. I have been following this story since October 2008 – and remember that Mr. Fialka-Feldman had been promised a spot in the dorm, paid a deposit, and then collected about a thousand signatures from students saying he should have the right to live in the dorm after the university withdrew its approval. We should all see the DVD that I found through a link here, that features his story –
Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College
http://www.throughthesamedoor.com/

My son with Down syndrome accomplished so much in his college program (Venture, at Bellevue Community College, now Bellevue College) – but even I underestimated his potential when he first enrolled, and he has taught me not to do that throughout his life, given the opportunities he needed to reach the goals he set for himself. It does seem right that Micah Fialka-Feldman was promised the opportunity and all wrong that the university reversed its original promise and plans to appeal Judge Duggan’s recent decision.

I remember that living in campus housing at schools where it was available was one of the discussions going on back then. Looks like 2010 is going to be a big step forward for Oakland University in Detroit and a giant leap for mankind.

We are wishing all the best for Micah in 2010. Looks like it could be a great decade coming along. And it’s about time.

Ordinary life, be my rock in times of trouble.

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