Patricia Okahashi and the Fairness Group Imagine you are part of a group that meets regularly to talk and make decisions about various issues. You get the proposed agenda and the last meeting's minutes before the group convenes. The chairperson asks if anyone wants to add items to the agenda or make changes to the last minutes.
Someone records the minutes to send to all group members.
Except for small words, like the , and , or , etc., reading a sentence takes you a long time even with help. In the end, you may not ask for help at all. You may decide it is pointless to remain in the group. Many people with developmental disabilities encounter these problems. This Rehabilitation Review describes how one project, known as the Fairness Group, has tried to make meetings truly inclusive of all people.