In this piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Patrick Flynn describes how universities can lead the way in providing an accommodating, inclusive environment for students diagnosed with mental illness.
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As we train a new generation of helplessness and the benefits of giving up altogether. Take the diagnosis, take the drugs, go on disability, and create enough brain damage for you to need the drugs permanently. What a perfect scenario!
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No self-respecting person should be part of an institute or take up a position based on inability, but rather because they are capable and more capable than others who are vying for the same position.
“Accomodate people with ‘mental illness’ ” is just another way to spread falsities about that term and create helplessness even amongst capable people based on myths.
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No self-respecting person should be part of an institute or take up a position based on inability, but rather because they are capable and more capable than others who are vying for the same position.
What if they are more than capable of the intellectual work, but struggle with everyday social interactions and/or sensory overwhelm?
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