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Thank you for this! The term "special needs" makes me cringe. Eyeglasses are considered "normal" but a screen reader is "special." The delineation between the two categories is based on nothing more than oppressive cultural attitudes about who is worth accommodating as a matter of course, and who will have to jump through hoops to prove they deserve get their needs met (and possibly end up being denied). I really appreciate the context you use here, where you point out that capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacy create a norm in which very few people can realistically expect their needs to be met.

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Absolutely, all of this. Thanks LC.

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Some great food for thought here! Thank you!

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You're welcome 😊

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Thank you for this!

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You're welcome.

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'There is a particular obsession with assessing needs when it comes to learning. How quickly, how well can this child learn all the things we are trying to cram into them? And if they don’t or can’t, how can they grow up to be adults that feed our capitalist system that bases human value on how much can be extracted from them?' - spot on!

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❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

My first, deep gut reaction to reading this was the saying - "tell the truth and shame the devil," complete with me stomping and hollering (in my head).

All the yeses to this, AJ. 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insight, sir. 🙏🏾❤️

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Love this! Thank you, Dayo 💜

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