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malbeckford.bsky.social
Doctoral student, educator, union activist
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We need to talk about performative inclusion in special education.

I'm gonna start using the term Austerity Ableist--a person who says they're against services because they're being "fiscally responsible," but actually that's just a neat little hat for their bigotry.

If you want historical context on how this happens. I've got a primer teed up for you here #DefendtheADA buttondown.com/signs+wonder...

Yet still no repair for the living victims or the descendants. True, there are no living individuals who participated, but this was systemic, state-sponsored violence and the state remains. What is the purpose an investigation that tells us what we already know but doesn’t attempt to fix the harm?

I wrote and have been adjuncting a deaf studies course for about six years, and recently the uni where I teach (taught?) slashed their humanities budget by 15%. My colleagues and I discussed cutting my class out for the spring to allow for more ASL courses to run. 🧵

Critical thread…

Look, I personally am against (gun) violence of any and all kinds, but to pretend that killing for political purpose is, "not how we do things here" is cuckoo bananas. Killing for political reasons is pretty much this country's defining characteristic.

Template for writing your reps, how to find your reps, bill explainer in ASL, Senator press release, and full text of bull available here. open.substack.com/pub/novicnew...

Hey, just got here! Let’s go! #AddBlackSky