In Eli Clare's essay The Mountain a girl discusses her life with cerebral palsy. All her life she just wants to be treated equally. She enjoys running very much and even participates in her schools track team. Whenever she runs she wears a shirt that says "Piss on Pity" on the back of it. She may have a disability and may not be able to do everything the same and as quickly, but she works hard. She talks about how after every meet people look up to her for her hard work and determination, and she just wants to be noticed as any regular person. Another time she went running up a steep mountain and she had to realize how her body just could not handle it, it was very upsetting for her having to accept the limitations of her disability.
By comparing this story to the episode of Glee we watched in class, we notice how people with disabilities are treated from different perspectives. One being that they should be treated like any other student, or the other that they should have special treatment because of their disability. I believe they should be treated like anyone else. People with disabilities know what they can and cannot do, so treating them equally should not be a problem.
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