[stylist] Blind and segregation

[Donna Hill]

Helene,
Let's be careful we don't throw the baby out with the bath water.  
Segregated education often means that blind children grow up away from 
their natural families -- though a benefit in some cases, I'm sure, it 
is not ideal.  Since, as we discussed earlier on this thread, more and 
more profoundly disabled children who happen to also be blind are in the 
schools for the blind, it can limit opportunities for blind kids of 
average intelligence and perpetuate the impression that they are just 
like their profoundly disabled classmates.  It also gives the bigotted 
sighted just what they want which is to keep us away so they don't have 
to deal with or think about us.  Integrated education helps change 
societal values as well as giving blind kids the experience of learning 
what the non blind members of their generation are like.  It gives those 
who are interested in doing so the opportunity to fight for inclusion in 
group activities which include sighted kids. 
Donna

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helene ryles wrote:
> I think the only way forward in these matters is to go back to
> segregated education.  I think education has taken a nose dive since
> blind kids have been placed in mainstream schools.
>
> I also think it would be a good idea to teach braille to all kids who
> are visually impaired or have family members who have inheditory
> conditions were blindness is a possiblility later on since braille is
> easier to learn when you are younger.
>
> Helene
>
> On 31/12/2008, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
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