www.whyville.net Jul 4, 2004 Weekly Issue



Mappum
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Disability + Senators

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Hello, hello. My name is Mappum and I have an article for you. A lot of you know about all this big news about the election and who is going to be our next senator, and who you are going to vote for. Please keep in mind that in this article, I do not mean to say you should vote or should not vote for JoelGC -- I just found this topic interesting.

If you read the platforms in the Times, or if you were at the debate between the candidates, you might have noticed that JoelGC has bad spelling and grammar. That is what this article is about. He has told us that cannot help this problem. Joel has a disability similar to dyslexia: his is called dysgraphia.

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that makes it difficult for you to read and/or spell well. I interviewed JoelGC about this, and you may notice that almost all of his responses are spelled wrong. Take a look:

Me: You have stated that you have a disability similar to dyslexia. Can you explain that disability?
JoelGC: Yes My disibility is call dixcrafia. Its harder for me to wright have good gramer and spell. And I read senteces wrong

Me: How do you feel about this?
JoelGC: Well its a chanlenge becuase I work harder

Me: Do people make fun of you or not vote for you just because of this?
JoelGC: In real life yes people mak fun of me Some people do on Whyville

Me: Do you think this could also work as the opposite of question 3 and people would feel sorry for you?
JoelGC: Im not sure I dont think soo

Me: Do you think you still can be a good senator, even if you have this disability?
JoelGC: Yes I think I can im just like everyone els just with a disiblty im still normal


JoelGC is right. He is just like everyone else... he is still normal and probably could be a good senator. But this whole thing leaves me to a question to investigate: Is JoelGC really just a bad speller and needs an excuse?

I'm sorry my article was short, but keep that question in mind.


Editor's Note: Normally we fix everyone's spelling in interviews, but we left this one alone to allow you to see JoelGC's original words. On a separate note, I think Mappum brought up the most interesting question at the start of this article: Can JoelGC still be a senator, even if he has disabilities? Or more specifically, whether or not it's really a disability, can bad spelling get in the way of being a good Senator?

Also, go to "Senator Candidates Speak Out!" by smileon7 for a list of links relating to dysgraphia, at the bottom of the article.

 

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