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From: Pat.Goltz@f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Goltz)
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Subject: Re: Hearing
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Date: 17 Jan 90 02:08:38 GMT
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Well, I don't know how you did it, but that signoff will do just fine. I 
saw some characters in there that I honestly don't think I have ever seen 
before, and I'm wondering how you did it without blowing Opus sky high!
  The thing is, there are those that want equal opportunity. In order to 
have equal opportunity, you have to mainstream. Unfortunately, 
mainstreaming places the major burden on the person with the disability. 
The reason for that is really very simple: It is a nearly impossible task 
for me to learn enough to compensate for all the potential disabilities, 
no matter how much I may desire to, but it is far easier for the person 
with the disability to compensate for his particular disability, no 
matter how difficult that may seem. The deaf person who refuses to be 
kind to persons who are trying to meet him halfway is just closing the 
door on himself.
  I personally have made some kind of effort to learn sign. My time is 
short, and the amount of effort I have made does not satisfy ME, but 
there is nothing I can do about that. For the amount of effort I have put 
into it, my signing is phenomenal. The kid who has been helping me is 
well aware of that. However, a casual deafie you meet on the street has 
no idea how much time I have put into it, or how I feel about it; he only 
knows that by HIS standards, I am not very good; ergo, I must not care 
very much. Some people act accordingly.
  Pat

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