- In order to find a valuable source that can be added to our resources, I have decided to look further into neurodiversity. This topic is important to me because my major is inclusive elementary and special education teaching. When I become a teacher, it will be extremely important for me to create an accepting and inclusive environment for each student in my class. I am looking for articles that are professional, but not difficult to understand. I want an article that will get an important message across to the reader. I think that in order to have a meaningful and informational article about neurodiversity, it would be important to hear from someone who has a disability because someone without a disability cannot fully understand what someone who has a disability goes through on a daily basis. I have been using the SU Library website to research articles. I also filter them so that they meet the requirements. For example, I put a filter on that will only show articles that are 5 years old or less. This just helps me to ensure that I am meeting the expectations, and makes it easier to find valuable articles.
- According to Harris, in order to “come to terms” with a specific text, there are three things that someone needs to do: “Define the project of the writer in your own terms…Note keywords or passages in the text… Assess the uses and limits of this approach” (Harris n.d., p. 15). Some of the key words in this article that helps the reader to understand the main purpose are, “bias”, “behavior/actions”, “outsider”, etc. These are just a few key words that are essential to understand. In the Kaplan and Donavan article, the project of the authors is finding out more about inclusive settings and diversity in the workplace. In order to do this, Kaplan and Donavan decide to explain a typical workday to display their main concepts in the “real world”. They also show the reader how small changes to actions and biases in a company/business. This article helps the reader to understand that minor changes can allow for major differences, and it is extremely important to promote an inclusive environment.
Writing and organizational cultures
1) incorporating the voices of people with disabilities into the conversation about disability is a crucial step–as we move into Unit 2 here shortly, it will definitely be important to begin looking for such sources. Let me know what questions you have.
2) solid work identifying these key terms–now consider how all this adds up to their project. In doing so, you’ll need to think about their audience. Kaplan and Donovan are writing for professionals who are interested in developing their workplaces. A key part of their project is offering guidance on how best to do that, and in this chapter, they’re trying to demonstrate how implicit bias can undermine good intentions.