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More Thoughts on “The Disability Effect”
What happens now?
This little story is a quick update on the story linked below.
Even as I look back at all the doors that were opened as a result of the Civil Rights movement and the mid-twentieth century Feminist movement, I can hear the slam of heavy doors as they close, clanging like prison gates with the dismantling of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Just as I begin to understand who I’ve always been, I worry about the effect that the current trend of rolling back history will have on my children and my students. What will happen to the autism community if schools that strive to help them find success are no longer funded? Who will help them to learn how to navigate in general society? Who will advocate for the children and help them learn to advocate for themselves?
I’m beginning to think that the “disability effect” is part of a well-organized effort to keep those who are different, people of color, and women on a never-ending treadmill, trying to succeed on white male neurotypical society’s standards.
