What We Think

Presuming competence was never meant to be conditional. Yet some approaches in our field are quietly recreating the same barriers we set out to dismantle. Families and educators are being told “not yet” when students seek new tools or pathways. This piece calls us back to our foundation: access first, always, and learning environments that adapt to the student—not the other way around.

In November, Carly Fleischmann appeared in national news after confetti on strewn on the stage at HBO's Night of Too Many Stars triggered...

Seeing individuals as unique, intelligent humans is how we will allow acceptance to flourish in society.