tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7169919544049373676..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: You go, Doug!Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-38343930772190280532007-02-28T16:17:00.000-05:002007-02-28T16:17:00.000-05:00Great story!I find some ableism inherent in the wa...Great story!<BR/><BR/>I find some ableism inherent in the way the story is portrayed though. The case for giving the girl appropriate care is made by stating that she "lives a relatively normal life." But what if she didn't?<BR/><BR/>As someone who works with individuals with profound mental retardation, this is upsetting. These folks don't live a relatively normal life and really aren't "just like everyone else." The folks I work with are completely dependent for all aspects of their care, have minimal functional communication, and most have little or no independent movement of limbs. <BR/><BR/>They deserve respect and compassion and appropriate services because they're fellow human beings. Period.<BR/><BR/>It's great that this individual and others are speaking out about the rights of people with disabilities, but it should never be implied that these rights are dependent on someone's chances at being "normal" or being any sort of productive member of society.eekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263491847297435157noreply@blogger.com