this is one kind of harm caused by the abled/disabled binary when it is applied as a permanent designation to people: it erases from view the environment that enables or disables a person, and it makes invisible all of the ways that the environment is designed to enable the abled person. it functions to other … Read more
be honest: is culture the abilityto sing the same songs togetherin joyful abandonwith your neighbors? is culturea shared recipe,or a coordinatedchildcare plan? is culture the fact that you’ve shoppedat the same Target,or are recovering from the same expectationto sit still and keep quiet? is culture the purchaseof the right brand,that signals casual, but not struggling? … Read more