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Remember my rant about that irritating "basketball hero" article? It was just yesterday? (And how is it, by the way, that the Shrubboy can manage to visit this kid so soon after the event, but couldn't make it to New Orleans for a few days after the hurricane? Didn't he watch TV in that time to know what was going on?)
Well, that link up there is a nifty post about How to Report on Disability, stolen cheerfully from The Ragged Edge because, um... I'm bored. Honestly, I ought to be buying fabric on my day off (I need to make a quilt), but... I'm still inside the house. Oh well, the store's open until seven.
Back on topic, this post mentions the basketball kid by name! (Jason, if you're curious.)
Such is a tale that editors love. It's happy news, it's inspiring, and it's sports, the great human equalizer.
Here's what the story didn't tell us: Did Jason's high school accommodate him and educate him properly? How was Jason treated by his teammates -- as an equal or more like a mascot? Is the guidance office at Jason's school helping him plan his post-high school education in the same way as the other students?
Of course, the story that moved on the wires wasn't meant to do anything other than cover that game. But it does illustrate how easy it is to go after the "inspirational" piece and how much more reporting is required to tell the fuller, more important story.
This is something, at least. I'm still irritated by the flooding of that article. Enough already! How many times can people read that?
Well, that link up there is a nifty post about How to Report on Disability, stolen cheerfully from The Ragged Edge because, um... I'm bored. Honestly, I ought to be buying fabric on my day off (I need to make a quilt), but... I'm still inside the house. Oh well, the store's open until seven.
Back on topic, this post mentions the basketball kid by name! (Jason, if you're curious.)
Such is a tale that editors love. It's happy news, it's inspiring, and it's sports, the great human equalizer.
Here's what the story didn't tell us: Did Jason's high school accommodate him and educate him properly? How was Jason treated by his teammates -- as an equal or more like a mascot? Is the guidance office at Jason's school helping him plan his post-high school education in the same way as the other students?
Of course, the story that moved on the wires wasn't meant to do anything other than cover that game. But it does illustrate how easy it is to go after the "inspirational" piece and how much more reporting is required to tell the fuller, more important story.
This is something, at least. I'm still irritated by the flooding of that article. Enough already! How many times can people read that?
