Opinion

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Disability sensitivity for Chen Guangcheng

I am appalled by the decision of The Tech to reprint a cartoon that makes inappropriate jokes about people with vision-related disabilities on page 6 of the May 8, 2012 issue. The โ€œhumorโ€ is crass and juvenile, and does not whatsoever reflect the reality that blind people function perfectly capably in society. Chen Guangcheng is an award-winning human rights advocate who happens to be blind, and should not be disparaged with derogatory stereotypes about his disability.

Liz Fong-Jones โ€™14