It takes A LOT to make me angry. However, when people with disabilities are not treated with respect, I get angry. I was just reading a blog that I frequent and the latest post is titled, "The Exclusion of Eliza Schaaf." I actually thought it was a review of a work of fiction. No, it's not. It's about a young woman with Down syndrome who is asked to leave Southern Oregon University after she's audited a Ceramics class for more than half of the semester. A summary of the situation can be found here: Eliza's University Experience: One-Page Summary. The other pages on the blog tell of where things stand with getting Eliza reinstated as a student.
As a stepmother of a young woman with Down syndrome, I'm appalled. However, as a human being, I'm mostly appalled.
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