Word: handicap
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...clear that the Mongoloid child is a burden on himself. In fact, most evidence suggests that such a child, whose IQ is usually far below the norm, is happy unto himself, for he remains unaware of his handicap. Therefore, if he is a burden on anyone, he may be on his parents and siblings...
...vocabulary used by doctors to describe Mongoloids is frightening. Just the word Mongoloid itself conjurs up a race--labelling this child as someone not just handicapped, but practically outside of our own familiar species. In the best pregnancy counselling offered, the parents are told that the child will need "love and affection," but will never be "like other children." At worst, we learn that this child will be a burden on society. It is obvious that there is a fear of this handicap--a fear over and above that of other handicaps. A child born blind or paraplegic will obviously...
...leader devoted to rigid standards of old-fashioned morality, to a stern and equal application of law, to an open and accountable Administration. Until the Watergate mess is cleared up, Nixon's closest political and official associates -and the President himself-will be operating under the handicap of a widespread and bipartisan suspicion that they have something sinister to hide...
...seems to me that the crucial error in Dan Swanson's article (March 16) and Martin Kilson's letter (March 22) is the assumption that apartheid is benign. I would say that at Harvard this malignant apartheid is more of a handicap to white students, whose welfare neither Kilson nor Swanson have considered. I would advise any black student who wants to learn about white society or its so called success methods to go out and learn about Cambridge and Boston--something which is very easy to do. A black student can learn about white society in the Institute...
Parents of a child with any sort of handicap often have to face what seem to be insurmountable obstacles in getting any kind of education for their child. The child must be tested and diagnosed, and his level of performance ascertained. If he cannot be placed in a regular classroom situation, it must be determined whether he is "suitable" for the special classes given in the public schools. If no public class is found which meets the child's needs, the parents a faced with a difficult choice: either to brave the long waiting lists and phenomenal expenses...