i completely agree with you, its a real tragic that all this economic rationale has really gotten into people's heads, like THEY are the disabled (ie they cant think for themselves- stupid adminstrators, teachers, school funders)....it's scary , almost like a real -life packs of Zombies wearing ties and running school to rob more minds...
I know. It annoys me to no end that people think that a specialized placement is like something out of Willowbrook or a warehouse. They think they're saving money, but the fact of the matter is, is that what usually happens is that the kid doesn't get the proper services and falls through the cracks. I'm not just talking about educationally either.......like the mild mentally disabled and more nereologically affected kids fall through the cracks, and instead of having skilled job training, and social skills and networks to try to get a job, they don't have that. We need to think of specialized training as an ADVANTAGE and investment.