Our Mission and Philosophy page collects acquired phrases that we steer by. They are compasses and stars that align us on our mission.
The latest additions:
Accessibility is a collective process!
Source: Riah Person
ReframeWhen we successfully reframe public discourse, we change the way the public sees the world. We change what counts as common sense. Because language activates frames, new language is required... these states of being that have been labelled deficiencies or pathologies as human differencesOur friends and allies at Randimals have a saying, What makes us different, makes all the difference in the world.Randimals We agree. Randimals are made up of two different animals....
We need to have universally designed systems designed around the reality of human variance opposed to the myth of human sameness.
It’s not a problem in the person; it’s not a problem with the differenceOur friends and allies at Randimals have a saying, What makes us different, makes all the difference in the world.Randimals We agree. Randimals are made up of two different animals...; it’s a problem in the interaction between a difference and a context built for the myth that we should all be the same.
AccommodationAccommodation is fundamentally about not changing the person but changing the environment around the person.Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids with Learning Differences Yet on a programmatic... is fundamentally about not changing the person but changing the environment around the person.
Elevate ableismA system that places value on people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normality, intelligence, excellence, desirability, and productivity. These constructed ideas are deeply rooted in anti-Blackness,... as one of the injustices of our world.
Source: Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids with Learning Differences
We make things that help people, and we won’t make things that harm people.
Source: Our Work – Coforma
Create more anti-ableist spaces. Let’s act to hold ALL spaces accountable for providing careCare work makes all other work possible. Putting care—not just care work, but care—at the center of our economy, our politics, is to orient ourselves around our interdependence. Care is... and access to disabledThe label "disabled" means so much to me. It means I have community. It means I have rights. It means I can be proud. It means I can affirm myself... folks with all types of bodies and minds.
Source: Jen White-Johnson
