Mar 24th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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mobilene on Flickr
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It's been a while since I've posted an update about the case of Alex Barton. Alex, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's (a form of autism), was voted out of his kindergarten class last spring after his teacher, Wendy Portillo, became frustrated with his behavior. [...]
Aug 17th, 2008
by Mary P Jones.
This weekend my husband and I went out to see the new comedy Tropic Thunder. There has been a good deal of controversy about this movie in disability rights circles, and many organizations, including the Special Olympics, have called for a boycott of the movie over its alleged inflammatory and derogatory use of the [...]
