[Reading Materials] Letter to the Editor

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Letter to the Editor

Peter Hildegard (in his letter of 15 May) has got it wrong.
I did not spend the years I attended a mainstream school sitting on the
sidelines ‘feeling deprived and lonely’ because I use a wheelchair while
my fellow students ‘engaged in boisterous playground activities’.
Instead I participated in all the activities available to me, both
academically and socially. I learned about the world and how to engage
in it, formed friendships and was aware that I had a right to expect
the same opportunities as those that were available to my fellow nondisabled
students. Through daily contact with a disabled student my
peers also learned important lessons about diversity
and acceptance.
We belong in the world. It is our world too. We share, with non-disabled
people, the right to live in the community, attend regular schools, use the
public transport system and so forth. Unfortunately for us, there remain
access and attitudinal problems that prevent or restrict our participation,
and this needs to change. This is everyone’s responsibility]

xin cảm ơn ^^