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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s entirely fine to write the essay about a topic that discloses her condition. The trick is to have it be about more than the condition too. It’s part of her story and if it is part of the story she wants to tell-do it. [/quote]

This. Some of the ableist answers on this thread are awful. It’s part of her story, if she wants to discuss it in any way why not?

I have a permanent physical disability from birth that is progressive. It affects my daily life then and now. I wrote about it in my “personal statement” when applying in the 90s. I had very good grades and excellent SAT scores and got in everywhere I applied. It didn’t hurt my application, not sure if it helped but I do know that the school I choose must have noted it somewhere because I got assigned to the first floor of the “handicap dorms” as a freshman (which actually was desirable bc of its central location on campus, bigger rooms and bigger bathrooms). There were only a handful disabled people on 4 floors so it [b]was[/b] segregated.

Good luck to your daughter. [/quote]

Wasn’t. Ugh autocorrect on iPhone. The dorm WASN’T segregated. [/quote]

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