Infuriation- Sarah Palin and Special Needs
Yes, Sarah Palin has given birth to a baby with Down's Syndrome.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to put a special needs child through school.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to deal with non-understanding teachers, students, and parents of students who are disrespectful of special-needs children.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to navigate administration that is not accommodating to children with disabilities.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to mediate interactions between a special needs child and other children, even her own children, because her special needs child is a baby and has therefore not passed any significant stages of social development.
I realize this is not a focus issue, but I almost cried on the spot when John McCain touted Sarah Palin's "understanding of special-needs children" and how she would be an advocate to them in the White House.
Even if (heaven forbid) Sarah Palin did become the Vice President, she would not understand the needs and actual challenges that special needs children and their families face until after her first four-year term had finished.
I see through you, Sarah Palin, and I pray that the majority of my fellow Americans are not so blind as to accept the false claims you make.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to put a special needs child through school.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to deal with non-understanding teachers, students, and parents of students who are disrespectful of special-needs children.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to navigate administration that is not accommodating to children with disabilities.
No, Sarah Palin does NOT know what it is like to mediate interactions between a special needs child and other children, even her own children, because her special needs child is a baby and has therefore not passed any significant stages of social development.
I realize this is not a focus issue, but I almost cried on the spot when John McCain touted Sarah Palin's "understanding of special-needs children" and how she would be an advocate to them in the White House.
Even if (heaven forbid) Sarah Palin did become the Vice President, she would not understand the needs and actual challenges that special needs children and their families face until after her first four-year term had finished.
I see through you, Sarah Palin, and I pray that the majority of my fellow Americans are not so blind as to accept the false claims you make.