Manasi Deshpande

One of the assignments we were asked to do was read an article, and show what the strong parts of it were. We read Manasi Deshpande's proposal argument regarding why they need to make colleges more handicap assessable. As I read Manasi Deshpande’s proposal argument, one part I felt was very strong was her assessment of the current efforts. She explains what the campus currently has, and then kindly explains there is room for improvement. She does a very good job citing Penny Seay , Ph.D. She explains how he says the ADA in theory “requires every building on campus to be accessible.” I think this is very well placed, and throughout her proposal she does a good job of sounding knowledgeable without sounding as if she’s whining. She continues to use the ADA as a source, and explains clearly what must be done for accessibility for the mobility impaired. She stays focused and does not get side tracked. With this kind of writing, it is very easy to go off on a tangent and talk about things that truly do not matter. I think she did a very good job staying on topic. This was a good assignment to read right before we did our own version of the proposal argument. It gave us guidelines for what our own pieces were supposed to look like. I think this was a smart thing to do before diving in to our own work.