I am multiply-disabled and queer and the chairperson of the DEI committee of a local chapter of a national non-profit that takes stands in a way that is non partisan... well, apparently some people are suggesting we rename "DEI".... If you knew the non-profit you would know to the fullest extent of how completely ass-backwards this is.. Personally, I say we spell it out: "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" so people can make no mistake what it is really about and what they are really doing (silencing and segregating us) when they say certain people don't need to be at the table.
We bought you book and our Sheila lived long enough for us to read it to her. She used used AAC, signing and picture symbols on a ring as a bridge to verbal communication. Most speech therapists by the time she reached 4 told us she would never talk, and then out district hired a miracle worker. Sheila was 11 when she finally talked in sentences.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion has been our way of life. Sheila loved your story/your son's story. She with her white skin would pat you picture's of your boy, look up at me with a big grin and say, "same." For each person that reads it there is a message, it may not be the same message for everyone, but there is something that flies off the page and into the heart of the receiver.
For me, I could see Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the story, because that is where my heart is at. I have, for years, seen the othering of people with disabilities. It is not something new. Sheila was repeatedly "thrown under the bus," by folks that did not want to see her. Fortunately we hung around with a diverse group of people that embraced her.
As usual, Tiffy, I love your words, especially when you are rambling. There are treasures in each paragraph.❤️
DEI includes so many. I heard the other day, but can't confirm, that the people who benefit the most from DEI are white women, which seems so backwards to me. Our illustrious leader 🙄 doesn't care about anyone but himself, especially anyone who might need a leg up.
Everyone in this country who isn't a billionaire is, most likely, going to suffer quite a bit for the next several years.
I am multiply-disabled and queer and the chairperson of the DEI committee of a local chapter of a national non-profit that takes stands in a way that is non partisan... well, apparently some people are suggesting we rename "DEI".... If you knew the non-profit you would know to the fullest extent of how completely ass-backwards this is.. Personally, I say we spell it out: "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" so people can make no mistake what it is really about and what they are really doing (silencing and segregating us) when they say certain people don't need to be at the table.
We bought you book and our Sheila lived long enough for us to read it to her. She used used AAC, signing and picture symbols on a ring as a bridge to verbal communication. Most speech therapists by the time she reached 4 told us she would never talk, and then out district hired a miracle worker. Sheila was 11 when she finally talked in sentences.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion has been our way of life. Sheila loved your story/your son's story. She with her white skin would pat you picture's of your boy, look up at me with a big grin and say, "same." For each person that reads it there is a message, it may not be the same message for everyone, but there is something that flies off the page and into the heart of the receiver.
For me, I could see Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the story, because that is where my heart is at. I have, for years, seen the othering of people with disabilities. It is not something new. Sheila was repeatedly "thrown under the bus," by folks that did not want to see her. Fortunately we hung around with a diverse group of people that embraced her.
As usual, Tiffy, I love your words, especially when you are rambling. There are treasures in each paragraph.❤️
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DEI includes so many. I heard the other day, but can't confirm, that the people who benefit the most from DEI are white women, which seems so backwards to me. Our illustrious leader 🙄 doesn't care about anyone but himself, especially anyone who might need a leg up.
Everyone in this country who isn't a billionaire is, most likely, going to suffer quite a bit for the next several years.