[nabs-l] A weird question that came up for me recently.

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, John,

Last time I checked, at least in ol' Sighty's eyes, blind people are 
physically handicapped.
Don't be insulted, it's the reality that surrounds you.
Car12:29 PM 2/16/2013, John Moore wrote:
>I do not know if I hsould take this as an insult or as advice, 
>because I've heard two different things. I'm in an Intro to Fitness 
>class that is required for my degree and the professor happens to 
>volunteer for the Special Olympics. I have heard all my life that we 
>cannot be in the Special Olympics, as that is apparently for people 
>with intellectual disabilities. However, he told me that it is not 
>just for people with said disabilities, even when I told him about 
>the Paralympics. He said he would try to helo me start participating 
>in Special Olympics events. I'm ont sure if I should feel insulted 
>or not; if it turns out that people who have physical disabilities 
>can participate in certain events, I'd start doing it. But I don't 
>know what to think becasue he told me that all the disabilities were 
>physical ones. It is weird, I know. What do you all think?
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