“Like You” Still Equals “Blind”?

When people I encountered casually, like taxi drivers, used to refer to “people like you”, I always knew immediately what they were meaning, even though I didn’t like them using this phrase: “like you” is supposed to mean “blind”. This is despite the fact that I have many other characteristics besides blindness, and when we’d [...]

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Teacher Has Class Vote Kindergartner Out

A few weeks ago, a 5-year-old suspected Aspie student was voted out of his Kindergarten class by his fellow students. Many autistic bloggers have posted their views on this matter and called out for action. The teacher, who led the vote, has been removed from the class while an investigation is pending.
As an Aspie and [...]

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Need to Be Trained Till You’ve Reached the Goals Set for You?

A judge required a Florida school district to pay $720,000 for private education of an autistic young adult because they allegedly failed to provide him with the necessary education and training he was entitled to. The young man is 22 years old and is facing another five years in private education, in hopes of getting [...]

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Punished for Being too Tolerant?

A few weeks ago, an Ontario facility for people with developmental disabilities, Christian Horizons, was penalized by the Human Rights Tribunal for having discriminated against gays. The reason was that they have a Lifestyle Morality Statement (LMS) thar prohibits such activities as lying, premarital sex, illegal drug use and homosexual behavior. A woman was employed [...]

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