1. Overall my search for materials is focused on diversity and inclusion. We have touched on diversity in regards to topics like gender, race, ethnicity, and neurodiversity so when adding to the canon I am looking for a diverse group that we have not spoken about yet. I want to pick one similar to neurodiversity that before reading the Austin and Pisano reading I did not think of. That being said to find a topic in diversity we have not touched on yet I first started by a google search of the types of diversity. After doing that my interest was peaked in the areas of able-bodied vs disable. I also have an interest in looking at gender in the workplace, although we have already touched on that, as a woman that will be going into her senior year and going into the workplace soon I am really curious about that topic. Google Scholars and the Syracuse Library are my main sources of research because the scholarly articles from both sources are credible. The authors of these readings that I am looking for need to be an expert in the subject and the work less than 5 years old so in my filters when searching those will also be included.
2. They say/I say sentence: Introducing Summaries and Quotations
In my They say/I say sentence I utilize the verbs for summaries and quotations.
Over the last two weeks, we read texts from Austin and Pisano and Kaplan and Donovan that discussed diversity and inclusion. While Austin and Pisano endorse the inclusion of diversity in regards to neurodiverse people, Kaplan and Donovan remind us of all diversity and inclusion in the workplace and suggest how it can appear in our everyday life. I agree with Austin and Pisano’s writing educating people on what neurodiversity and advocating for their inclusion in the workplace but I complain that they lack the solution to the problem. I celebrate the fact that Kaplan and Donovan give examples of how diversity isn’t made a priority in the workplace and then give the steps to solving the issue and making the environment more inclusive. I do not deny that Austin and Pisano show examples of companies creating programs to help Neorodiverse candidates but I encourage that they add a section similar to Kaplan and Donovan where they state what is involved in creating and maintaining a diverse workforce.
I love your ideas on the topics you’ve mentioned for where you want to focus in on diversity and inclusion. I am not too familiar with the difference / correct meanings of “able bodied” and “disabled” so I think it would be really interesting of you to take a closer look and do more research into this topic also because it seems to be something that’s not talked about as much. I agree with you in your response to the second question that the A/P article lacked a solution. The authors provided us with such useful information that I was so disappointed by the time I read the end because like you said, I wish they had included on how to maintain a diverse workforce.