Blogs in the field

http://www.thinkinclusive.us/#sthash.omcyuQba.dpbs

The link above is to an article that talks about the problem with how we deal with students with disabilities. In the blog, the author mentions that she had picked out a place for one of her students that uses a wheelchair. The child questioned why she could not sit on the bleachers with her classmates. The author could not believe how dense she was. The author mentions how society sees people with disabilities as separate and how we are not treating them as members of our society. The author mentions how the medical model views students with disabilities having a problem that needs to be fixed. The author says this is a problem because then we feel sorry for students with disabilities and separate them from their other peers. However, in the social model we view society as the problem, not the children with disabilities. The author talks about how in society people hold special events for children with disabilities, such as a special prom. The author talks about how this is a problem because society feels like they are doing something good helping children with disabilities, but children with disabilities should not have to have separate events. I completely agree with everything that the author talks about in this blog. People with disabilities should be treated just like everybody else. When we throw special events for children with disabilities we are pointing out that they are different, and there is no reason to do so. Students with disabilities can be a part of regular events with their peers.