I got Asked to Prom my Junior Year by this Guy named James. He has Down Syndrome and nobody wanted to go with him. When he asked me I said of course, not thinking to much into it. I remember when his mom called me on the phone crying and thanking me for going with him. She offered to pay for my dress, hair, and makeup because she said she knew nobody would've wanted to go with him. I told her it was okay and that i was happy to go with him. I remember hanging up the phone crying to my mom about how honored I was, to actually go with him. Prom night was kinda of hard to actually enjoy at first because James was kind of all over the Place, but then I remembered that this was HIS Senior Prom. Not Mine. So after that, I went a long with whatever he wanted to do and I ended up having so much fun! Out of the 4 proms I went to during high school, this was actually my favorite.
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She saw and treated him like she would any other person,. Thus her integrity as a person is what's admirable not the act of escorting a special needs person to a public celebration. A genuine caring person has become somewhat unique in our society and I hope there are more people like her.
Meanwhile people with disabilities aren't charity. They are the same as everyone else, hopes and dreams and feelings. Some are cool. Some are annoying. Some are sweet. Some are rude. No big deal but it is unfortunate that our society is geared towards able-bodied hearing people/men. Thus, people do not accept changes well despite the fact people with disabilities have always been around.
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She saw and treated him like she would any other person,. Thus her integrity as a person is what's admirable not the act of escorting a special needs person to a public celebration. A genuine caring person has become somewhat unique in our society and I hope there are more people like her.
Meanwhile people with disabilities aren't charity. They are the same as everyone else, hopes and dreams and feelings. Some are cool. Some are annoying. Some are sweet. Some are rude. No big deal but it is unfortunate that our society is geared towards able-bodied hearing people/men. Thus, people do not accept changes well despite the fact people with disabilities have always been around.
