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- From: patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Patt Bromberger)
- Subject: Classes: Facilitating equal access and equal opportunity
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.161541.24414@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
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- Sender: patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Patt Bromberger)
- Reply-To: biderman@utcs.utoronto.ca,alt.education.disabled
- Organization: City College of New York - Science Computing Facility
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 16:15:41 GMT
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- Reposted From BLIND-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU Sat Jan 2 21:20:15 1993
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 01:21:09 EST
- Reply-To: Computer Use by and for the Blind <BLIND-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Classes involving the disabled
-
- It's late, and I can't tell from the very very long list of mail headers
- if the response to Shub was yours. If not, I apologize.
-
- I think Shub raises an important issue that is often overlooked because
- we are all being too "kind" and sensitive and "liberal" about handicaps.
- We sometimes may overcompensate in trying to be "fair" and as a result
- become "unfair" (to all).
-
- The aim is to simply facilitate equal access, and equal opportunities.
- We can, as you imply, look at what we may be doing that makes it difficult
- or even impossible for disabled persons to have that equal access. In the
- process of fixing the problem we may often find ourselves created a more
- accessible environment for everyone (disabled and not).
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