Disabilitiy Studies For Teachers

The article "Reassigning Meaning" brings up some valid points. One important point that is discussed in the article is that no matter what as long as there is a line dividing the Disabled and Non-Disabled no matter how you alter or change the word "Diasbled." My sister is deaf and has been discriminated against her whole life. Every job she has applied for she has been turned down because of her inability to hear. She has also worked at places that wouldn't let her train people to do important jobs because of the difficulty of communication. So instead of trying her out to see that she is actually an intelligent person, they just assume because she is labled as "disabled" that she isn't as smart as your average human. However she could probably take care of her finances better than 90 percent of the people who flip burgers at McDonalds day in and day out. Did I also mention she grew up in a hearing household and can read lips just as fast as Usain Bolt can set records? I'm getting off topic here... My point is just because someone is "Disabled" does not mean it is ok to discrimnate against them, however as long as there is discrimination towards certain types of people there will always be that line that seperates the "Disabled" from the "Non-Diasbled."