DIS ST 346: Disability in Global and Comparative Perspectives
LING 400: Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory
DIS ST 434: Disability Law, Policy, and the Community
Artifacts
This is just an ordinary set of notes for class. However, it represents something much bigger than that. This class was not panopto-accessible and there were not any notes available on Canvas, meaning that true learning was only really achievable if you had the privilege of attending class each day. This is a privilege that many people don't have, like many with disabilities, commuter students, student parents, and many more. There were several things that happened during the course of this quarter, like the snow days and COVID-19, that made it difficult or impossible for some students to attend class. I realized this access barrier right away and offered up my own notes on Canvas. This action was met with a lot of gratitude from my fellow students, which made me realize just how important it is for students to insist on remote access for everyone, even if we personally, don't need it. I was really proud of myself this quarter for stepping up and doing something that even the professor didn't see as important, but genuinely made a difference in my classmates' lives.
I TURNED 21!! I know this is more of a personal thing, but it felt like a very defining moment in my life regardless. I ended up losing my phone, debit card, and my drivers license after our 21 run :) Also I got a cool tattoo.
This is my final essay (policy analysis) for my Disability Law class. I wrote it about medical documentation requirements in post-secondary education, for disabled students. This topic is incredibly important to me, as it is something I've been tackling at the UW for over a year now. Being able to coherently synthesize the problem, solution, and history in this essay was something I was very happy about, seeing as it's quite complex.