higher education
I feel the author is very aware of an Us vs. Them feeling; however, it is more of a Them vs. Us reality.
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- Feb 2022
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students
This also applies to teachers with disabilities. Years after teaching at a law school, I applied to another law school. I taught the graduate program at the law school; in the interview with the Dean, she asked how I could write on the board for the students.
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Disability Services, offer up their diagnosis, and have that diagnosis matched with a stock set of accommodations. This foregrounding of diagnosis gets at what Ellen Samuels cal
Again, this reminds me of my Bar Exam experience. When I applied for the exam, there were no accommodations. This meant I was refused accommodations automatically. I successfully called the Dept. of Civil Rights to have pressure put on the state bar. Now there is a application process, and I'm told most applicants are denied accommodation-not on any reasonable basis.
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another entailment of the accommodation model is the idea that it is the student him or herself who must prove that they need accommodations, and argue for them reasonably.
I love this idea that individuals with disabilities want to be disabled for the benefits and perks we get with accommodations. Seriously?? I spent 4.5 years working in a building with one, then after 2.5 years three accessible bathrooms. Complaining about it while on the elevator one day, a co-worker told me to be happy I had a job.
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Retrofits like ramps “fix” space, but retrofits also have a chronicity
Rehabilitation therapists I have worked with over the years call these "band-aids". Temporary fixes.
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teachers, administrators—and even presidents
This statement concerns me. I feel as if the author is sliding into ableism himself. For instance, I taught Law school, a disabled woman. I can also name a disabled president. I get Dolmage's point, but I sense an insinuation that disabled individuals cannot be "teachers, administrators-even presidents".
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“lawsuits waiting to happen.”
This reminds me of an OpEd by Dr Dot Nary; she writes about being bone-tired of having to be the one who complains about accessibility or lack thereof in order for others to become aware or compliant.
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housing
Actually, the A.D.A. does not cover housing (except in extremely rare situations). Accessible housing is instead covered by Title VIII, the Fair Housing Act. Jennifer's housing case is common, but the A.D.A. is the wrong body of law.
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framework. In simpler terms, the ADA gets talked about as a huge leap in human rights, but it delivers very little. In fact, this is how it does most of its damage: it ensures that only very little gets done. Thousands of very little things like ramps get created, and this may in fact stall progress on much bigger issues.
This is true; the A.D.A. only works when individuals complain. It lacks both enforcement and oversight. Further, it gives individuals a sort of detrimental reliance. Complaints lack resolution because most complaint repositories lack authority.
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