Throwing a TedxTalk I Failed to Show Last Night Onto the Morning Blog (So I Don't Forget About It in the Future)

I've had so many influences on the way my mind works and contemplates the universe, including many from Syracuse University's strong Dis/Ability Studies program and dedication to inclusivity. The courses I took in my doctoral program added to the mission I came with and the experiences of a K-12 school that didn't track, embraced individuality, and cherished diversity. Years after finishing the doctorate, I came across a TedxTalk that added to my thinking, especially in regard to instruction. I share it here so I don't forget that I want to include it next year. How I finished a two-hour class without showing the very heart-beat of the point I wanted to make goes beyond me!!! 

I know that their is critique of the dis/ability super/hero motif, but I've always found this talk interesting, especially when thinking that each and every human being alive will, at one time or another, be disabled. My return to glasses mid-life, my various times in boots, and the moments I'm taken down will illness that numbs my brain are examples of this. Shoot, walking down staircases now and needing to hold a railing so I don't fall is more evidence. 

The point is that having an impairment helps us to see the ways dis/abled people are treated. I like to question the institutions and structures that impeded as an impediment the dis/abilities of others, without questioning what are we doing to uplift and enhance them....it's a good question, as it is also a mindset one.

Alright post, got to go. The dog is in super whine mode and needs to get outside. I also need to tackle a billion and one projects.

God Bless Us, Everyone. Yes, that's an intentional Tiny Tim reference.