tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post6945236484350607274..comments2024-02-04T16:46:03.204-08:00Comments on Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: BADD 2012-Update on the fights we fight from last year. It's long. Read it anyway.Neurodivergent Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-62531626715733270942012-05-15T12:05:14.607-07:002012-05-15T12:05:14.607-07:00I am glad you have the energy to fight this (even ...I am glad you have the energy to fight this (even though I hate that you need to).<br /><br />I had a teacher once <i>clap his hands in my face</i> (twice my size, was standing, and I was sitting) because I wouldn't look at him when he started getting loud and obnoxious because I was trying to show that a handout he gave us contradicted the textbook and I wanted to know which answer he'd be looking for on a test.<br /><br />I didn't fight it, though I should have, because I just wanted it to Go Away. He ultimately was fired, thought I'm not sure for what. That was the incident that made me decide that I wouldn't let someone get away with it again. <br /><br />..."wild asshat appears." Love. Keep picturing the late Crocodile Hunter covering this unfortunately common species on his show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-36645704389176371862012-05-06T15:01:37.985-07:002012-05-06T15:01:37.985-07:00I've heard that some schools used to refuse to...I've heard that some schools used to refuse to allow wheelchair riders to enroll on the grounds that their wheelchair was supposedly a "fire hazard" for everyone. Same for movie theaters etc.<br /><br />If the people evaluating your case knew anything about disability history, you would think they would become a bit wary the minute "safety issue" started getting thrown around as an excuse. Yes, if there really IS a safety issue you (general "you" meaning "everyone" not you specifically) want to be conscious of that. But given the history with how that kind of excuse has been used to defend disablism/ablism in the past, it seems only prudent to query that kind of excuse more closely than one might in other contexts.<br /><br />Andrea S.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283586253809414041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-73089369761492671552012-05-04T05:20:34.296-07:002012-05-04T05:20:34.296-07:00"I don't want to have to get a lawyer to ..."I don't want to have to get a lawyer to climb a rock." - Exactly! This is the trouble with the ADA (and the DDA in the UK). I mean, it's better than nothing, but you have to get a lawyer to get it actually enforced. It sucks.<br /><br />I just want you to know that I think you're pretty awesome.stopbeingstupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860866633957025571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-73978630786503484872012-05-04T05:07:33.683-07:002012-05-04T05:07:33.683-07:00My heart just aches for you, having to go through ...My heart just aches for you, having to go through all this. Know that however this turns out, you're an inspiration for fighting as hard as you have. Take care of yourself.GirlWithTheCanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462575804450092656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-2063482147672846222012-05-03T14:19:35.787-07:002012-05-03T14:19:35.787-07:00*The behavior of these people continues to be horr...*The behavior of these people continues to be horrible, unprofessional, illegal, & unethical. Fixed your typo for you.<br /><br />I dont want there to be a next round. I don't want to have to get a lawyer to climb a rock.Neurodivergent Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-48281616702514044772012-05-03T09:13:39.913-07:002012-05-03T09:13:39.913-07:00It's completely absurd and unjust that you hav...It's completely absurd and unjust that you have to go through all this crap. I really hope some things get changed because of this.<br /><br />Oh, and I am totally going to steal the phrase "A wild asshat appears!"stopbeingstupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860866633957025571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-13417345220636405112012-05-03T05:08:31.739-07:002012-05-03T05:08:31.739-07:00The behavior of these people was horrible. It'...The behavior of these people was horrible. It's great that you still manage to fight, and I hope that your fight will change things. Good luck and lots of courage for the next round!Lounahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031075401203936622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-75701137579091037352012-05-01T10:09:12.112-07:002012-05-01T10:09:12.112-07:00I'm outraged, but not surprised. I attended w...I'm outraged, but not surprised. I attended what my cousin once called "the liberaliest artiest school in the country" and still had these kind of issues. Bullies who could hide behind their institutionalized bureaucracy & somehow make it my fault that things were falling apart. I know it's hard to fight, and admire your strength in sticking to it over the course of the past year. I hope the DOJ lives up to their title.Never That Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.com