National Adult Literacy Database

March 16, 1998

Ken McLean lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is enrolled in the Adult Basic Education program at the King Edward Campus of the Vancouver Community College.

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Being Discriminated Against

by Ken McLean

I had a rough life when I was growing up due to my learning disability and other handicaps and living in different foster homes. I had people in my past who gave me a hard time by making derogatory remarks about me. An incident of this nature happened on a city bus last week. An adult said to me, "You look retarded." I said, "what!" I did not get angry, but I felt angry in my mind. I could only ignore what this idiot said and I just laughed at the person and exited the bus at my stop.