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4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 1993

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420 Maynard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Edited and managed
by students at the
University of Michigan

JOSH DUBOW
Editor in Chief
ANDREW LEVY
Editorial Page Editor

Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board.
All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily.

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Remove obstacles
facing students with
disabilities
To the Daily:
I would like to commend the
Daily and especially Michele Hatty
for the week-long series
"Overcoming Obstacles 101." As a
member of the University
community and the parent of a
disabled person, I would also like to
respond to Marni Raitt's letter (12/
3/93).
Ricky Bernstein has may fine
accomplishments to his credit as
Raitt points out. He is to be
commended especially since he is
visually impaired and had to
overcome many obstacles. The
point is - why are there so many
obstacles in the path of students
with disabilities? Ricky and others
with disabilities shouldn't have to
overcome obstacles to their
education since equal access to
education was mandated 20 years
ago by the U.S. Congress.
Why does a student at this
university have to spend hours
arranging for access that should
already be in place? If you are
visually impaired you can spend
hours arranging for readers who,
since they are volunteers, can
decide at the last minute to quit and
leave the student unable to do the
readings. This has happened many
times at the University. If you are
hearing impaired you have to
explain to your professor why you
are asking them to speak only when
you can see their mouths or to
accept a signer in the classroom.
There are faculty here who are
very ignorant of the needs of
disabled students and those very
students have to spend the time and
energy to educate them. Imagine
having to adjust your choice of
classes around which buildings and
classrooms are accessible to your
wheelchair. Would the University
expect a student to get an education
via radio waves but without a radio?
A student who can't see or hear
doesn't have that "radio." Would
the University expect a student to
fly up to the second floor? A
student in a wheelchair might as
well be asked to do that when a
building is inaccessible.
So what I'd like to make clear to
Raitt and others who agree with her
is that although it may be
inspiration to read about success, it

is also very important for the public
to be aware that many of the
obstacles in the path of people with
disabilities needn't be there and
indeed are illegal. Think how many
people with disabilities have been
thwarted in their goals because of
these obstacles! It is articles like
Hatty's that will help educate the
public so that they can support the
disabled community to gain
equality.
DONNA ESTABROOK
School of Education
Cure AIDS for
Innocent victims, 1not
Immoral ones
To the Daily:
I am writing in response to Mark
Chasteen's letter (12/7/93).
His statement that the campus
Republicans' proposal is a rear-
guard action taken while they watch
from afar is ridiculous. What would
you have them do? The traditional
liberal "fix-all" of throwing money
at a problem and then ranting to
anyone who will listen to what a
wonderful job you're doing and.
how big a help you are? It's a little
late to prevent AIDS. It's already
here, so all we can do is stop other
people from contracting it. Contrary
to what you apparently believe,
AIDS is not the number one cause
of mortality in the United States, or
even in the world. Yet, somehow, it
receives more money than any other
disease. I'd like to hear your.
explanation of that one, Mark.
I also question Chasteen's
source that states, "a significant
portion of the world's population
has become infected..." What
constitutes a "significant portion" in
your mind, Mark? I think you need
to look at the numbers provided by
someone else rather than the
militant gay-rights group from
which you apparently got your
figures.
As for the statement that we
need to look for a medical cure, I
would agree, but with one caveat.
The cureeis needed for the innocent
victims of AIDS (hemophiliacs,
newborns), not for those who
contract the disease due to
immorality. The innocent victims
are paying the price for the
immorality of others. That's the real
crime, not the terminology used by
those brave enough to stand up and
state the real answer to AIDS.

You say that we should find a
cure and treat AIDS victims
regardless of their "moral
mistakes." What were laws first
based on, Mark? MORALS. While
some of the behavior that led these
people to contract AIDS isn't
illegal, some was (intravenous drug
use) and it all was certainly
immoral. Why should we excuse
this kind of behavior?
TOBY BREVITk
LSA first-year student
Daily romanticizes JFK
To the Daily:
The Daily's editorial on
"Remembering JFK" (11/22/93)
was a remarkable piece of drivel,
filled with misleading
generalizations that showed no
regard for history.
There can be no doubt that
Kennedy did represent something
different in American politics, but
as with most examinations of his
time, theDaily becomes consumed
with generalized and sticky
nostalgia.
The difference between
Kennedy's over-promoted image
and reality has always been huge.
Kennedy was certainly not a civil
rights crusader. He ignored the
predicament of African Americans
during the first two years of his
presidency, providing no moral lead
on the issue and affording no
protection to African Americans
being beaten in the South for
merely exercising their
constitutional rights. In Southeast
Asia, Kennedy escalated a futile
war that in the next decade would
see the deaths of many Americans
and the killing of many more
Vietnamese.
It is sad that the Daily has
chosen to participate in the
continued glorification of Kennedy
and ignored the real evidence that
exists. ,
SAM PILGER
LSA junior
The Daily would like to
wish all students good luck
on finals and an enjoyable
break.
aK
The Daily will return on the
first day of class, Jan. 5,
with full coverage of the
Hall of Fame Bowl.

r m the University President
Work together for a safer 'U' campus

To the Daily:
Last week's rape on Monroe
Street has horrified and angered all of
us in the University of Michigan
community, and has heightened our
awareness of the brutality of such
acts. We are all angry and concerned
about sexual assault,
As a University, we aspire to be a
place where everyone, women and
men alike, feels welcome and safe.
And last week's rape is a painful
reminder - if any of us needed one
- that we are far from reaching that
goal. We all must work together to
make that goal a reality.
To do that, we must channel our

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