Jeffery,
Exactly right! If we were to discourage or prohibit folks with disabilities from entering a given field because of our own narrow views of what they can do, or whether they will be able to work IN THAT FIELD, we discount both their enthusiasm and their versatility. The ability to apply knowledge gained in one area to another place is one of the beauties of the system. I, too, am in favor of honesty -- but when we honestly portray the information and find students still enthusiastic to try, I say "let 'em!"
Dr. Jane Jarrow