Handicapped Parking

is it helping the "helpless"

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the letter eth: quote unquote "deaf voice"

thelettereth:

I hate it when my dad asks me to “please control your voice.” What he really means is, We’re in a public place, please don’t use your voice at all. And what that really means is, I’m embarrassing him.

Voice is a very personal thing for deaf people. Everyone has their own little idiosyncratic,…

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occupyedu: I occupy education because: The big picture is being shattered into smaller and smaller pieces. We need less competition and more cooperation—now more than ever. The labels we assign to students (and other people) become our blinders. Learning “disabilities” may actually be wonderful gifts. We become less human the more we allow ourselves to be measured, tracked, and reduced to bits of data. Teachers and students are not robots. Imagination—not productivity—is the engine of human progress. “Normal” is a myth. Diversity is the truth. Humanity will not survive the future without demonstrating compassion, curiosity, respect, and cooperation. We can do better. We must. Read the full manifesto here: ‘Disabled’ Students and Forgotten Frontiers: A Manifesto for All of Us. interesting article. i wanted to keep polotics out of this, but lets face it its a big part. take a read

occupyedu:

I occupy education because:

  • The big picture is being shattered into smaller and smaller pieces.
  • We need less competition and more cooperation—now more than ever.
  • The labels we assign to students (and other people) become our blinders.
  • Learning “disabilities” may actually be wonderful gifts.
  • We become less human the more we allow ourselves to be measured, tracked, and reduced to bits of data.
  • Teachers and students are not robots.
  • Imagination—not productivity—is the engine of human progress.
  • “Normal” is a myth. Diversity is the truth.
  • Humanity will not survive the future without demonstrating compassion, curiosity, respect, and cooperation.
  • We can do better. We must.

Read the full manifesto here: ‘Disabled’ Students and Forgotten Frontiers: A Manifesto for All of Us.

interesting article. i wanted to keep polotics out of this, but lets face it its a big part. take a read