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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, my name is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michelle Nario Redmond.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am a social psychologist
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I teach at (Hiram?) College.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the psychology \Nand biomedical humanities program,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I just wrote a book on ableism, \Nthe causes and consequences
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of disability prejudice.\NMy first memory,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll just back up and say in 1990,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the ADA passed \NI was in graduate school,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Kansas, and disability prejudice,\Nthe ADA or anything
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,related to disability issues \Nwere completely off my radar,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I worked at a place \Nwhere one of the pioneers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of disability studies worked, \NBeatrice Wright,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had yet to have a class with her.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really wasn't until 1995,\Nwhich was five years later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my daughter was born,\NSierra, with spina bifoda,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I became aware \Nof disability and found the work
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Carol Gill and Simi Litton\Nand began to educate myself
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on disability studies and its scope,\Nand the first memory I have of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confronting inaccessible spaces\Nwas a few years later, when we enrolled
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my daughter Sierra in a preschool,\Nat a Catholic preschool,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right down the road; and it just didn't\Neven dawn on me that we would have to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work so hard for her to be accommodated\Nas a preschooler,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was really a function of\Nthe fact that the building was older,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were steps, and they really didn't\Nknow, nor did they need to legally know,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about reasonable accommodations \Nand civil rights of their students,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they were a private facility and\Nweren't subject to the ADA's rules.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it became clear to me that we needed \Nto find a new preschool, and luckily
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we found another private place - \Nit wasn't a public school -
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was a music school settlement\Nand they had resources
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were already operating \Nunder a sort of set of presumptions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the value of diversity\Nand diverse perspectives,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we didn't really have to ask for much,\Nbecause they bent over backwards
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to include my daughter\Nin a typical classroom, with her peers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her preschool peers, music classes,\Nthere were so many eclectic--
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,movement classes, and they even\Npurchased equipment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their exercise room and movement room\Nthat would be useful to her among others,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she has since grown up to become this teacher \Nand has applied to work there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a preschool teacher, so I think\Nit would be really amazing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if she came full circle, but I guess\Nto answer the broader question
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about being frustrated and aware of\Ninaccessibility and lack of inclusion,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were in a district that, when she then\Nwas about to move to preschool,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that she probably wouldn't be \Nable to go to a private school,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only because of the financial cost\Nbut also because they would not have to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think about best practices\Nand the law when it came to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accommodating their \Nstudents with disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I knew we would be\Nlooking at the public school,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the public school in our neigbourhood\Nwas not accessible.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We went to visit it,\Nthe playground had a little house
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she wouldn't have been \Nable to get into,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was really disheartening\Nand so it came at a time
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we were already \Nlooking for other opportunities,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my husband got an opportunity\Nto move us as a family
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the West Coast\Nof Portland of Oregon,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the way I-- so the way we had to\Nnavigate her early educational experiences
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to only look at spaces and schools\Nthat were in districts that were new,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that had buildings \Nand had training in terms of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accommodating their diverse students\Nand their disabled students,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because just having the brief experiences\Nthat I did with the preschool
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and IEP meetings that were going to\Nrequire me to fight at every juncture
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for her basic rights \Nto show what she knows
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and participate and recognize herself\Nas a valuable contributor
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the school community.\NWe're not going to be forthcoming
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without a fight, \Nand so we narrowed our search
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a district,\Nand thank God we had the opportunity
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the resources to do this,\Nthat was pretty known for their
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusivity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did that also when we came back \Nto the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were able to avoid all districts\Nthat weren't at the cutting edge
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of full inclusion and proof of excellence\Nand had newer buildings
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could accommodate those \Nwith disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I guess that that was my earliest\Nmemory of how, 'Oh, we have a road
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ahead of us and we have to take it upon\Nourselves to either continue to fight
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,battles that had already been won, \Nlegislatively, or, finds spaces, places
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and organizations that were ahead\Nof the curve
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of implementing, monitoring and \Njust execute the basic civil rights
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their various constituents
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impact that all of that has had on me \Nis to just be able to communicate
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other parents and students \Nwith disabilities
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about not only knowing their rights but\Nknowing how to get those rights
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to advocate for ensuring that those \Nrights are addressed, are met.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the ADA has made \Na huge difference
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 'ah ha' moment was even when I was\Ncollating information for this book
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on disability prejudice, I realised that \Nwhen I was a kid,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, \Npeople with disabilities weren't able to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do any of the things that we took for \Ngranted as kids- go to the movies
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to restaurants, go to visit a friend,\Nat a friend's house, or invite
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others to your birthday parties.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the ADA passed in 1990, it wasn't \Nan immediate set of changes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as, there has been significant progress\Nmade, particularly in public spaces
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in employment settings, where there\Nare even employers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are part of an organization \Nof inclusive excellence, who
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recognise that disabled employees are \Nactually more reliable and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have less turnover and are worth\Ninvesting in and promoting.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, there are still so many places, \Nsmall businesses, educational institutions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are not carrying out basic games and\Npractices that the ADA has made possible
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's just way too much variation,\Nand I think part of that