For my unit 1 assignment, I found an article through the Syracuse Libraries website that discussed neurodiversity with a bit more research/data than the article assigned from Austin and Pisano. I think as a society, right now we should be focused on the Black Lives Matter movement and why the government, police, and other organizations across the nation refuse to understand that black people are not being treated equally. Please do not respond with anything like “blue lives matter” or some other nonsense to excuse your racism. Blue is not a life, it’s an occupation. The point I’m trying to make is that I’d like to do my unit 1 assignment on the topic of neurodiversity because it is interesting to me, but we should all remain focused on diversity in terms of race/the black lives matter movement as well. I found a good article about neurodiversity already, I just need to find some relevant media to include in the class inquiry post.
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Hello Ian, I completely agree. When talking about issues surrounding diversity and inclusion my first thought is to the protests going on. Not only because of how the police are attempting to diffuse the situation but how people are failing to bring attention to how big of an issue it is. Although I am excited to hear more about Nuerodiversity, it seems that the Black Lives Matter movement is something you are also extremely passionate about. I would love to hear more about how it factors into your life and experience. Blue lives matter is not a campaign we can stand behind and it is important to listen to the ideas of perspectives of those fighting for a change.
Hey Ian, with everything going on around our country this week I agree that our focus should highlight the Black Lives Matter movement. In a way we’ve already begun discussing these issues with a couple of the articles we read already such as Gundemir’s take on minority employees’ perception. Likewise, the institutional/ political controversy going around right now deals a lot with the levels of systems Kaplan and Donovan describe. There’s much to be said and I’d be interested to listen more on what you have to say.
The anti-racist movement that has been in the public eye over the last several weeks is enormously significant–not because it’s new (not at all!), but because of the big shifts in public support for anti-racist activism.
Even as we follow this movement, it’s important to keep in mind that discrimination is seldom simple and one-dimensional. We often see intersecting forms of discrimination–black trans women, for example, suffer some of the highest rates of interpersonal violence of any group in the United States. They’re often targeted on the basis of their gender identity AND their race. They are more likely than any other demographic group to live in extreme poverty.
Similarly, among people who are neurodivergent, social class appears to make an enormous difference in their educational prospects; neurodivergent people who are poor are less likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at an early age, and therefore less likely to receive the kinds of accommodations that help them thrive throughout their educational career. That has lifetime ripple effects.
In short, as you’re thinking about what kinds of diversity matter and why and how, let’s remember that we’re often talking about intersecting systems of privilege and oppression, not simple either/or categories.