Summer Semester, Self-Worth & Slaying the Hydra
This semester has been intense. To be fair, summer semesters always are. They condense enormous amounts of work into a shorter space of time and expect you to keep pace. It is, as they say, the nature of the beast. But I think that intensity has exposed something else that I've been carrying around for a very long time. Internalised ableism . I realise now that this is partly why it has taken me so long to write a blog post. I've been standing at a crossroads. Do I pursue what I truly want? The thing that genuinely excites me, inspires me and could lead to a sustainable future? Or do I take the road more travelled and settle for an "easier life" simply because other people would prefer not to put accommodations in place or do the inclusivity checks they proudly claim to champion? The fact remains, I do not thrive in a distance learning situation. I love where I am at right now, and couldn't be more in love with this subject. The disability reforms in the media cu...