Hi Sofia, I really appreciate how you highlighted the idea that disability isn’t the problem and ableism is. That point stayed with me too. It really shifts how we think about “special needs,” and I agree with you that calling them “special” often just excuses the lack of real inclusion, and your point that accessibility is a choice felt especially powerful.
I also liked how you connected the video and the reading about mothers of emergent bilinguals with disabilities. The reading shows how much work happens at home, work that schools never see and rarely value. I agree with you that it is unfair for schools to label these mothers as uninvolved when the real problem is that the programs were never designed with their realities in mind. Work schedules, language barriers, and immigration fears do not mean a lack of interest. They mean that the system has not created a safe or realistic way for them to participate.
I also liked how you connected the video and the reading about mothers of emergent bilinguals with disabilities. The reading shows how much work happens at home, work that schools never see and rarely value. I agree with you that it is unfair for schools to label these mothers as uninvolved when the real problem is that the programs were never designed with their realities in mind. Work schedules, language barriers, and immigration fears do not mean a lack of interest. They mean that the system has not created a safe or realistic way for them to participate.