You know, this is the kind of thing that really makes me angry at the ignorance and in some cases idiocy we as disabled students and adults face in our day-to-day lives, and society as a whole. Lovely video. #equalaccess
In 7th grade, we were I think doing a unit in science on erosion. When I got the test in large print, I did the test, but it took me about 3 hours. My teacher accused me of daydreaming when in fact, because erosion is kind of a visual thing, and the fact that I don’t have depth perception, I couldn’t understand the concept. It infuriated me.
Sometimes disabled students grow up to be teachers. Unbeknownst to the profs in & textbooks used in teacher prep programs like one called The Psychology of Exceptional Children. I had no idea being blind and physically disabled meant my intellectual acuity was negatively impacted.
As someone who was going to school to be a teacher and IS disabled I can tell you they do not properly teach teachers about disability. It’s horrible. They talk about accommodations and embracing diverse students. However they never modeled that with me? My disability just meant more and more extra work and them conveniently forgetting and putting me in situations they know I cannot do. Putting me in a one year old room for a field experience knowing fully well I have mobility issues then holding it against me later. Is that an excuse for teachers acting like that? No but it’s definitely a reason and it’s something that absolutely needs to be changed.
I finally am starting to feel comfortable announcing I’m autistic and this is exactly what I go through and how I feel I’ve been infantized my whole life and constantly getting unnecessary reminders that non disabled people have it the hardest and to cut teachers slack because “there are so many students that are severely disabled and need private coaching” BUT I’M NOT ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS!!
I did adapted P. E. at my district because it would be dangerous for me to play sports with balls flying... If I got hit in the head with a ball, I could lose my vision. My APE teacher was super nice thankfully.
Well now it's fine because us kids nowadays are pussies and can't deal with stuff like dodgeball so they're now insanely careful. It's good but bad at the same time.
“special education” has literally became a insult. the term “sped” is a insult and is used as a synonym for “stupid”. i hate it. disabled people are people and should be treated as such. accommodations are necessary, exclusion is offensive. the school system does not differentiate between the two.
So you're mad at the word "sped"? No one actually thinks disabled people are stupid. If they do, they are dumber then most disabled people. That's how the internet is. Do you come on the internet to be safe from insults about disabilities or anything? If you do, you're dumber then the people that think disabled people are dumb.
You know, this is the kind of thing that really makes me angry at the ignorance and in some cases idiocy we as disabled students and adults face in our day-to-day lives, and society as a whole. Lovely video. #equalaccess
In 7th grade, we were I think doing a unit in science on erosion. When I got the test in large print, I did the test, but it took me about 3 hours. My teacher accused me of daydreaming when in fact, because erosion is kind of a visual thing, and the fact that I don’t have depth perception, I couldn’t understand the concept. It infuriated me.
I’m sorry you had to go through that test with out an audio describer
Sometimes disabled students grow up to be teachers. Unbeknownst to the profs in & textbooks used in teacher prep programs like one called The Psychology of Exceptional Children. I had no idea being blind and physically disabled meant my intellectual acuity was negatively impacted.
As someone who was going to school to be a teacher and IS disabled I can tell you they do not properly teach teachers about disability. It’s horrible. They talk about accommodations and embracing diverse students. However they never modeled that with me? My disability just meant more and more extra work and them conveniently forgetting and putting me in situations they know I cannot do. Putting me in a one year old room for a field experience knowing fully well I have mobility issues then holding it against me later. Is that an excuse for teachers acting like that? No but it’s definitely a reason and it’s something that absolutely needs to be changed.
I finally am starting to feel comfortable announcing I’m autistic and this is exactly what I go through and how I feel
I’ve been infantized my whole life and constantly getting unnecessary reminders that non disabled people have it the hardest and to cut teachers slack because “there are so many students that are severely disabled and need private coaching” BUT I’M NOT ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS!!
I did adapted P. E. at my district because it would be dangerous for me to play sports with balls flying... If I got hit in the head with a ball, I could lose my vision. My APE teacher was super nice thankfully.
That’s amazing! I can’t count all the times I go hit in the head by a ball in pe
Well now it's fine because us kids nowadays are pussies and can't deal with stuff like dodgeball so they're now insanely careful. It's good but bad at the same time.
I’d love another video about ableism.
I’ll put it on the list! Thank you for your suggestion!
So happy about this video thank you so much (: I really need tips how to deal with ableist teachers tho
“special education” has literally became a insult. the term “sped” is a insult and is used as a synonym for “stupid”. i hate it. disabled people are people and should be treated as such. accommodations are necessary, exclusion is offensive. the school system does not differentiate between the two.
This is very much the comment❤️
So you're mad at the word "sped"? No one actually thinks disabled people are stupid. If they do, they are dumber then most disabled people. That's how the internet is. Do you come on the internet to be safe from insults about disabilities or anything? If you do, you're dumber then the people that think disabled people are dumb.