I’ve told the story before, but my mom put me in a private school when I was in first grade because my teacher was ableist to the point of physical abuse. She had to work there to afford it.

I am beyond lucky that I somehow figured reading out very young. https://twitter.com/rutiregan/status/1252608635915636736">https://twitter.com/rutiregan...

This is a good thread. It covers some things I’ve been thinking about/wishing to articulate for a while.

At the core of my worldview is the notion that most people are fundamentally good, they simply operate from differing datasets — that are sometimes hideous.