I experienced the similar thing as a child, I wasn't asked to attend
birthday parties or sleepovers, but we must understand that nobody had
wheelchair accessible houses to accommodate me.  Most of my friends and
their parents were very acceptable of me, and I think some felt bad that
their houses weren't very accessible to me, but that's just a fact of life
even tho it stinks.  But if we were outside, and a parent decided to hand
out treats, I was always included and sometimes they would assist in feeding
me.  

That is one thing about inclusion, sure it was designed to mandate the
inclusion of children with special needs in school, but it's also benefiting
the regular ed kids who are going to be our doctors, teachers and employers
tomorrow, and are going to remember that little Anthony Arnold was in their
4th grade class and they had a positive experience, so odds are they might
be more interested in hiring that gal with cerebral palsy at their business.


Thanks, 
Anthony 
Visit my website at www.anthonyarnold.net

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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Magenta Raine
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: was The incident with Case now is "shaky"

It hurt my feelings when as a kid, I was not invited to a single birthday
party with girls who were in my girl scout troop. My mom threw me a
surprise party when I was 9, and invited all the girls in my troop. I don't
recall going to a single party.  After a while I just pretended nobody had
birthday parties. 

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> [Original Message]
> From: Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 3/25/2006 7:51:07 AM
> Subject: Re: was The incident with Case  now is "shaky"
>
> No you're not crazy. Case is a wonderful kid who has not been invited 
> to one class birthday party. I am concerned about kids being mean as 
> he gets older. His older brothers friends sometimes taunt him 
> already. The school is great on teaching respect of all people though 
> and many many kids shout hello to him as he walks around school. He 
> uses crutches now to keep him from falling.
> Then we all have some disability and for some people it's being a 
> bully or as we sometimes whisper in our family about people we find 
> lacking - that person has two brain cells and one of them died.
>
>
> At 09:05 PM 3/24/2006, you wrote:
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2006 10:27:22 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> >[log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >Even if  I do get a little
> >loud sometimes I hope I can teach one person that people  with
> >disabilities deserve respect just like any other minority group.
> >
> >
> >I can't believe what I'm reading in this group!  Everyone, except my 
mother,
> >even other people with disabilities have told me more or less to turn 
the
> >other cheek.  Bull, I say.  Yes, people might wonder about 
> >my  disability, but
> >it's no more polite to stop me and make remarks about "why" or  "how" or
what
> >ever than it is to do it to members of other minority group.
> >
> >I am trying to cool myself a little because who cares what strangers
think,
> >but I do see a lack of respect for people with disabilities and will 
> >never let
> >  that slide.  I thought I was a little crazy, but now I see I'm not all
> >alone.