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What??? (Edited)

May 1, 2009 at 2:02 pm | In Ranting | 4 Comments

In the news:-

A PRIMARY school has infuriated parents and disability advocates by asking students to come to school dressed as a disabled person as part of a fundraiser.

In a newsletter sent home to parents on Wednesday, Ramco Primary School in South Australia advised it would hold a “disability day” and fundraiser on Friday, May 29, with prizes for the “best students dressed as a person with a disability”.

Read the rest here.

I’m not sure what is worst, the “bright” idea the school had, or some of the comments on the news article.

My favourite comment (definitely not) is this gem:-

“OH my god people. After reading all your comments I feel the need to say GROW UP. The school had great intentions, yes maybe they could have gone a different way about it but how dare they get burned at the stake for trying. I work with children with disabilities and with most of them their biggest disability is their parents!!!!!!!!!”

Wouldn’t you love to have this judgemental soul as your disability support worker? Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy (not) about your service provider.

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Looks like we are on the same wavelength today .

Only, unlike you, I wasn’t brave enough to read the comments after the article. I already guessed that some of them would probably make my blood boil.

Comment by n0thingbuteverything — May 1, 2009 #

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I’d say those parents should send their kids in dressed like they usually would be because that’s how most disabled people dress too!

Comment by Emma — May 1, 2009 #

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I know, the mind just boggles at how they think the kids were going to ‘dress up’. And do they really have no kids with any disabilities at that school? I kind of find that hard to believe.

Comment by Pen — May 2, 2009 #

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So let’s see – Gray sweat pants..coke bottle glasses, maybe grandma’s hearing aids…and walking stick. WTF? That is truly horrible…I can’t even read it, your description is enough. I would have been vocally outraged as well. Incredibly insensitive.. I agree with Emma’s comment.

Comment by kathryn — May 20, 2009 #

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