I'd be interested in discussing the meaning and significance of "interest convergence," a term used in the universal design reading.  On page 3 the author describes interest convergence as "the idea that conditions change for minorities only when the changes can be seen (and promoted) as positive for the majority group as well."  Is he saying that interest convergence is the realization that UDL is good for everyone?  At first glance this didn't seem to be the case, but it's an interpretation that makes much more sense for the term.

"Who's Able-Bodied Anyway?"
NYT 2/4/18, Emily Badger and Margot Sanger-Katz

Multiple modes of learning

Here’s a list drawn from our initial brainstorming, including some ideas that were written on index cards. We can add to this and also circle back to it.

Visual learning: writing reactions and thoughts, notetaking, drawing, using visual art and images

Nonvisual learning: audio transcripts, audio/verbal description of visual images

Social learning: conversation in pairs and small groups

Learning through repetition, reiteration, and practice

Kinetic learning: moving around the room, physical barometer, forming different groups

Hearing all voices in the classroom, balancing speaking and listening, responding directly to others and building on others’ ideas

I recently realized that my understanding of disability was rather shallow when I joined this course. Now, I can say for sure that I have a much broader grasp of disability, its impact and the people in and associated with the disability community. I think that was mostly because of all the different stimuli, specifically authors that I was exposed to over the period of this semester. Looking back on my earlier posts on Serendip I found that I was way more unsure about the messages that were being conveyed through texts and portraits at the start of the semester than at the end of it. I believe I became more confident and sure of my interpretations of what we studied but I still feel like I could improve on that.

This class has been partially a new experience and partially a confirmation of ideas I already held to be true. I have certainly learned things about disability culture that are valuable not only in terms of how I will treat people with disabilities but in terms of how I treat all people. Still, the disability specific knowledge I gained will prove to be invaluable, I am sure. But at the same time, some ideas covered in this class were affirmative to the understanding I already had, not specifically of disability, but of the treatment of all people. These ideas helped me to frame this understanding in the context of disability. This can be explained with no better example than supercripping.

In comparing my earlier Serendip posts to my later posts, an obvious progression I have made is my increased comfort in asking questions. Initially, I struggled to make what I assumed should have been obvious connections. Using only the few sources I had available to me, I made unspecific claims and observations. As I learned more and was exposed to more sources of information, however, my attempt to make clean conclusions evolved into a process that more closely resembled hypothesis-formation. I believe this shift reflects a more nuanced understanding of the disability community, or more accurately, my understanding that the disability community is nuanced and multifaceted.

Hey folks,

Here is the link to the google doc where I took the notes on the presentations. It's not exactly polished, so please leave comments if you I left anything out (or misspelled anything)!

http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/tribeca-x-award/the-atlantic-and-the-tribeca-film-festival-present-the-tribeca-x-award/1275/

The short film above was the 2016 winner of the Tribecca X award that highlights creativity in the intersection of advertising and entertainment. Zachary Heinzerling's film features Chris Foncesca, a dancer and dance teacher who was born profoundly feaf, in a campaig for Smirnoff Ice. The ad follows Foncesca, exploring the connection between dance and deaf culture. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTSxDVEHRM

Kirrily Anderson is an Australian artist and curator who lives with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as ME or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). In 2008, she curated a show and published an online book, entitled "Creative for a Second", of visual and written artworks by herself and other individuals with CFS/ME. 

Link to her speaking about the exhibit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTul39aplY

Link to the online book: https://issuu.com/kirrily/docs/creativeforasecond