When Sally French's manager says "I have worked with many blind people and they all wanted to be treated normally" it shows the lack of understanding and compassion the manager has towards people with disabilities. Even if people with disabilities want to be treated 'normally' they also might require special accomadations in order to function normally. French's managers's ignorace in relation to people with diabilities shows how difficult it is to overcome the adversity of having a disability in the workplace. I get mixed feelings when I read French's narrative. I noticed a tone of sadness and a sense of frustration. But more so, I believe that her tone was very strong and righteous. She wanted to inform her readers of her struggle and adress the problems she faced in order to help make a change.
When reading Shapiro's work I felt that language was one reason why minoritiy students were more likely to be placed in special education classes than majority races. What I learned from Shapiro has been this reiterated in my Latino Studies class that also states that many students who struggle with English are placed in special education classes simply because of the language barrier. The I.D.E.A. is an organization that has brought American's attention to the issues and needs that students with disabilities need. By educating people about certain learning disabilities and others disabilities they hope to level the playing ground education-wise to offer equal education to everyone.
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