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Links || Famous People "You're orthopedically impaired. Never
mind, we'll discuss it in a moment." "You're in a wheelchair.
I'll show you where they are in a bit." One by one as they enter
the classroom, with a casual word or phrase, I strike down my
students with various afflictions. I am thinking that this must
be the ultimate teacher omnipotence. Actually, I am randomly
assigning disabilities to my seventh grade language arts class.
For this period they will have to role-play their assignments,
relying on their own ingenuity, and occasionally the assistance
of others, to "get through" one more day. Minimal preparation
has been laid the prior day; only a limited mention that they
would begin a unit on disabilities and to come to class dressed
casually. Once seated, I quickly take attendance while they
enter a response in their daily journals: "How many relatives,
friends or neighbors do you know who have a disability? If none,
think of the numb