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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2321285" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Zand, I absolutely agree with you. We are talking about children who fall into a disabled category and can do nothing about that. We are talking about children who KNOW they will have to miss school at some point because they must attend appointments to monitor their health so will never reach the absence targets because NO adjustments are being made. Same as in the adult world, some people have no choice about attending clinics long term and for the rest of their lives. When people bleat about 'treat everybody the same' it really makes me smile and shows they have no idea about the realities facing people who are disabled, they simply put them into the category of 'what about others who have to have a day off for sickness', as if this is somehow the same. I get that the 'computer says no' but so what?, any individual with an ounce of common sense can manually factor disabilities into the system to ensure that a person isn't subject of EXTRA penalties or treated less favourably than anyone else not to mention that being unlawful under the act. As for the people who say 'I know, it's terrible but it's the system', well they are complicit in my view. It's not just time off for appointments either, it's any illness directly attributable to their condition. It's bad enough trying to get Employers to abide by the Disabilities Act but to deny a child what a non disabled child may be entitled to because of the 'system', to effectively tell that child that 'you don't deserve an attendance certificate or access to a party because you have a medical condition' simply heaps further shame & pressure on them that is disgusting and reinforces that they are 'different' in some negative way. Just my opinion of course. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2321285, member: 451727"] Zand, I absolutely agree with you. We are talking about children who fall into a disabled category and can do nothing about that. We are talking about children who KNOW they will have to miss school at some point because they must attend appointments to monitor their health so will never reach the absence targets because NO adjustments are being made. Same as in the adult world, some people have no choice about attending clinics long term and for the rest of their lives. When people bleat about 'treat everybody the same' it really makes me smile and shows they have no idea about the realities facing people who are disabled, they simply put them into the category of 'what about others who have to have a day off for sickness', as if this is somehow the same. I get that the 'computer says no' but so what?, any individual with an ounce of common sense can manually factor disabilities into the system to ensure that a person isn't subject of EXTRA penalties or treated less favourably than anyone else not to mention that being unlawful under the act. As for the people who say 'I know, it's terrible but it's the system', well they are complicit in my view. It's not just time off for appointments either, it's any illness directly attributable to their condition. It's bad enough trying to get Employers to abide by the Disabilities Act but to deny a child what a non disabled child may be entitled to because of the 'system', to effectively tell that child that 'you don't deserve an attendance certificate or access to a party because you have a medical condition' simply heaps further shame & pressure on them that is disgusting and reinforces that they are 'different' in some negative way. Just my opinion of course. x [/QUOTE]
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