(a work in progress)
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Monday, November 26, 2012
UX: Less Clutter, More Useful
Why and how libraries should have less clutter: websites, collections, entrances, brochures/newsletters/etc., programs, signs (unless you have the opposite problem and NO signage...), website.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
New life motto:
"No whining on the yacht."
-from Connie Schultz's book editor, about not sharing all the attacks against her husband after he won the race for the U.S. Senate. shared 10.21.12 in Printers RowLanguage is important...
...and indicates understanding.
"Some people do different things or need different things from the average person. (Or the imaginary average person.) Other people have to decide how they feel about that difference.
...
However, usually a minority group's right to option one is supported or denied on the grounds of whether they can help being different or not. If you want someone to be responsible for your bad behavior toward them, you argue that they are being different on purpose.
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Therefore you can kind of tell what side someone's on just by how they talk about someone who is different.
Medical and mainstream culture descriptions of autism are steeped in option two language. They are very superficial descriptions of things Autistic people do, with the implication that Autistic people do these things simply because they like them, or for no reason at all.
1. "Autistic people stim" not "Autistic people stim BECAUSE" or "Autistic people have motor/sensory stuff going on that causes them to move like this or be soothed by doing this."
2. "Autistic people avoid eye contact" not "It scares Autistic people to look at other people's eyes."
..."
And more examples/explanation on the blog post behavior vs. ability
"Some people do different things or need different things from the average person. (Or the imaginary average person.) Other people have to decide how they feel about that difference.
...
However, usually a minority group's right to option one is supported or denied on the grounds of whether they can help being different or not. If you want someone to be responsible for your bad behavior toward them, you argue that they are being different on purpose.
...
Therefore you can kind of tell what side someone's on just by how they talk about someone who is different.
Medical and mainstream culture descriptions of autism are steeped in option two language. They are very superficial descriptions of things Autistic people do, with the implication that Autistic people do these things simply because they like them, or for no reason at all.
1. "Autistic people stim" not "Autistic people stim BECAUSE" or "Autistic people have motor/sensory stuff going on that causes them to move like this or be soothed by doing this."
2. "Autistic people avoid eye contact" not "It scares Autistic people to look at other people's eyes."
..."
And more examples/explanation on the blog post behavior vs. ability
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Stop Stealing Dreams - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's TED talk on "What is school for?"
Includes a little history on the development of public education (purpose: to train people to follow directions and work in factories), how current schooling focuses on training/processing rather than educating or thinking, desire to do art vs. work, and 8 important ideas. Lots of great quotes/one-liners!
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