It is astonishing that Robert E. Lee, an enslaver who fought a war to *defeat* the US, stood for over a century in the US Capitol. It is important that so many of these statues are coming down, but we have to address what allowed them to stay up for so long in the first place.
Hendren’s book “throws into question everything about the built world—the spaces&objects humans have created & why we tend to consider spaces&objects assistive only when designed for people who are disabled...It’s hard not to look up & see your surroundings in a different light.”
Let's be clear: This is not just about COVID. This is a result of choices we've made as a society. We could have integrated schools. And we could provide wraparound child-care for ALL working families. Let's fight for both.
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‘Ms. Hendren said that adaptive technology, the phrase she prefers to the more commonly used “assistive technology,” is not about helping, but about shifting both the body and the world into closer harmony. It’s not using tech to make things seem “normal.”’
On Friday, I posted about @sarahuristgreen's excellent remarks on doing solo creative work in public and then riffed a bit on the advantages & limitations of how I've chosen to work on @kottke. https://t.co/SXZhOaNWpe
When I see a police officer, I feel fear. When I hear a police siren, I feel terror. If a cop pulls me over, I wonder if I’m going to survive the encounter. If you’re telling me that crime is still rampant under these conditions then I don’t see why need police to exist.
The recent activity around making Juneteenth a holiday is probably one of the best examples of a long-term view of change. It has always been telling that America chooses not to celebrate what should be one of the most significant steps forward in its entire history.