Living Deafblind: A modern-historical exploration of Disability (Part 0)
- The Unlibrarian
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min read
In a typical manuscript, you would find the table of contents first. However, I am attempting to transpose my 48 page Word document into fourteen smaller blog postings. How come it is fourteen? Well, that is because I decided to divide it all up by recording live sessions where I read outloud the manuscript. I learned that it is far from perfect yet I am quite proud of what I accomplished. The Virgo perfectionist in me wants it to be absolutely stellar but rising Gemini and Moon in Aries instead reminds of balance and that it is important to let my fire be free.
These blog postings will include embedded videos from my Instagram and Facebook accounts for those who prefer to hear what I am saying, perhaps while reading along. Yes, I admit I did expand a few times in the videos and the text may not match up. Nice thing about fourteen clips is that it will be in easy to digest morsels for both myself and you, the reader. I will be cleaning up the document as I can and apologize in advance if I miss things.
According to my Content Management spreadsheet where I am organizing my recordings, this blog post is "Part 0" where I wondered if I would ever publish this project. Next post will be diving directly into the actual manuscript's introduction.
I will likely be back to edit this point to include a linked table of contents as I create the next blog posts. This has been an evolving project since I began working on my doctoral studies in 2016. My original research still stands and I will be publishing that as well by way of blog posts or publishing the paper in unofficial academic channels on Bilingual Clinical Literacy. I am glad I made the change of subject I did because it has made me feel less alone in the world as a woman with disabilities. Giving myself the chance to get these writings out into the world will hopefully help someone else feel less alone in the world, too. I would even go as far to say that completing this has been very inspiring for me personally as disability has been a quiet part of my life that I no longer have to hide as so many do in order to be perceived as equals in society. No, disability is simply another way of living, in some cases, disability creates a whole other neurodiverse mindsets: self-culture, adaptation, and unique definitions of success.
Part | Blog Link | Instagram Video | Facebook Video |
Table of contents and introduction to one of my biggest projects ever entitled "Living deafblind". | None | ||
Part 1: Theoretical perspectives of disability from librarianship and sociology contexts. | |||
Part 2: This section addresses literacy theory in relation to disability. | |||
Part 3: This section defines what is meant by people with disability and deafblind | |||
Part 4: I talk about Canadian statistics and and history. It’s kind of grim with shimmers of hope. | |||
Part 5: I explore the history of disability around philanthropy and information communication technologies. | |||
Part 6: This time I talk about assistive devices as the conclusion for the section on ICT & disability. | In Progress | ||
Part 7: Anne Sullivan's Life | In Progress | Incomplete | |
Part 8: Modern Reflections I introduce my modern reflections section starting with my (academic & personal) perception stigma, labelling of those with disabilities and the “village” of intervenors. | In Progress | ||
Part 9: Economics of Disability I spoke about the cost of disability and technological devices. | In Progress | ||
Part 10: resilience and self culture I explore how resilience is seen in the past and present. | In Progress | ||
Part 11: Transferable Skills & Education | In Progress | ||
Part 12: Parenthood & Defining Success | In Progress | ||
Part 13: Concluding Thoughts | In Progress | ||
Part 14: Appendix - Methodology | In Progress |
Thank you for reading!
Amanda, The unLibrarian
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