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The discourse around Fetterman's use of auditory p

The discourse around Fetterman's use of auditory processing accommodations is upsetting and frustrating but it's not unexpected. The ways in which we have illustrated accommodations that should be inherently a part of our environmental design as "extra" perpetuates the kind of ableism we are seeing here. And it is persistent in schools.

Closed captioning, volume, brightness, and more are built in to our devices to ensure access for as many people as possible. At a minimum. And we ALL benefit from that access. Many hearing people use captions on TV and social media because it allows for access when audio is not appropriate or is overstimulating. But when someone NEEDS it and it is not already offered, we position that flaw in the person rather than in the universal design.

Ableism is so baked in to our school system and to our society, that it is perfectly acceptable to withhold supports rather than there being the expectation to design our lessons, our environments, our society for universal access.

Provide all the supports. Life and learning are not about doing it all on our own. It's about using all the resources we have to solve problems, to engage with each other, to build something better.

Image ID: Universal design is accessible, accommodating, built in, equitable, inclusive, the minimum.

And name ableism every single time. @DrDuane just posted some responses if you struggle to push back in the moment.

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