Wow! I am literally blown away by this video. AT has enabled Amanda to share with the world a powerful message about presuming - or not presuming - competence. This provides a really eye-opening perspective on generating assumptions about people with disabilities, and Amanda makes it clear that her actions, and interactions with the world are valuable and purposeful. Unfortunately, we don't work hard enough to understand her language - but she has done a tremendous job of making us think and gain perspective about people whose communication differs from our own.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Amanda Baggs: In My Language
Wow! I am literally blown away by this video. AT has enabled Amanda to share with the world a powerful message about presuming - or not presuming - competence. This provides a really eye-opening perspective on generating assumptions about people with disabilities, and Amanda makes it clear that her actions, and interactions with the world are valuable and purposeful. Unfortunately, we don't work hard enough to understand her language - but she has done a tremendous job of making us think and gain perspective about people whose communication differs from our own.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment