Hi, I can't be bothered going and posting on the General board, but I saw your posts on the deaflympics, and wanted to tell you that I went to see some deaflympics action at the MSAC. I saw volleyball (Ukraine v. Russia) and handball (USA v. Denmark and Croatia v. Germany). And what I saw were some damn good sportsmen (much better than me anyway) playing in front of a very enthusiastic crowd. Made me proud that Melbourne could host such a great event.
Not sure what you're getting at with this question, but I'll say those who make fun of the disabled are immature and should be ignored. And I think there needs to be more public awareness about disabilities, especially in our school system. Too many people are unaware of the issues (including myself admittedly) and think disabled people are completely different, or something not even human. The truth is, disabled people are no different from everybody else, apart from the fact that they have a disability, be it deafness, spine diseases, etc. This isn't something to discriminate against or make fun of, it's a common thing and our society needs to learn to deal with it.