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To: Neocon who wrote (210845)	12/18/2001 11:16:31 AM
From: Kenneth V. McNutt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

I have a brother with cerebral palsy Neocon. Isn't it amazing how the handicapped are categorized by the "normal" people? Our son was born with CP. Poor speech, lack of use of his hands, couldn't walk. At 16 years of age he was declared uneducable by the local school system. We moved to a different system who promised to educate him. When he graduated from high school 3 years later he was given an award voted on by the student body as the most courageous senior, among other attributes. The entire audience stood and applauded as he walked/stumbledto the stage to receive his award. I have never cried so hard in my life as did my wife. Eight years later he graduated from the University of Michigan with an EE and a major in computers. He has since led a productive life and is wonderful young man. He has been a representative of the state and National Cerebral Palsy Foundation among other accomplishments. With several others he began a non-profit organization to supply trained Personal Attendants for the handicapped. A large problem during his formative years, and still, was the assault and humiliation by the so called non-handicapped. In one instance football dude in high school deliberately knocked him down in the corridor to show off in front of a girl friend.. My son, from the floor, made a sweep with his heavy school bag and took the legs out from under the 'dude'. Everyone in the corridor laughed at the idiot. Once, in his wheelchair, he was assaulted by young guy with a knife. My son went berserk, rolled off his chair tried to grab the guy but, fortunately, he ran away. As you know, one of a thousand stories in the life of the handicapped. Ken