[HPforGrownups] PWD Wizards (was Re: Quidditch and Mud (was: Astronomy + ideas for classes

[Snuffles MacGoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 8275

Storm said> > I don't think there are any students with disabilities at
Hogwarts. I don't  > > know that there are any PWDs anywhere in the magical 
world, except people > > like > > Moody who has acquired a disability later in 
life.
> >
>
Someone else said (sorry)> It seems the only thing that medical magic is unable 
to fix is poor eyesight.
>

nlpant said: However, medical magic could be able to fix total blindness, as 
there
are no blind wizards/witches.
  This raises an interesting question; how is this dealt with for
babies who are 1)magical, 2)have disabilities, and 3)are born to all-
Muggle families?
 At the outside, would an 11yo with, say, cerebral palsy be expected
to learn to walk and talk while attending Hogwarts as a first-year?
Or would they find out sooner?

I speculated on this in a very poor taste (but funny if you live/work with PW 
significant D everyday she says a *little* defensively) post a week or so ago. 
I think the answer may be that is it's not possible in this world:(. Maybe 
there are no PW significant* D's in this world (other than those who acquire 
something later on. In which case it is what ever you get is either fatal or 
leaves you mostly able).

I think it is possible that JKR (though obviously brilliant etc) didn't 
consider this section of the population when creating her world. Thinking to a 
parallel err 'world creator', JK Tolkein etc - I don't think he addressed this 
either. Maybe in 50 years someone will write a book that has Asian people AND 
white people AND black people AND straight people AND lesbian/gay people AND 
people with disabilities AND people who don't speak the dominant language AND 
people from different social classes AND so on ... <sigh>

Jo's doing quite well all things considered (I have, reluctantly, to allow her 
this). I just wish she'd remembered to put in 'my' two groups: lesbian/gay and 
PWD's (but you all know this already lol!)

storm

*by significant I mean disabilities that require some intervention to live your 
life, either physical adaptations, medical or support hours, additional 
training, other specific adaptations etc
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Subject:	[HPforGrownups] Re: Quidditch and Mud (was: Astronomy + ideas for 
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