First off – what an amazing guest thank-you! Tracy had so much insight to share and really gave a clear picture of the situation and advocacy from all sides. As usual, the lack of resources and the amount of parent advocacy required is a little distressing but it was great to get the full picture.
I really appreciated her definition of ableism and the examples she provided as they included so further reflection for teachers (the idea of needing the tech forever or how you deal wiht other student/parent/teachers reactions to a student using tech). I have had some experience wiht this as I work one-on-one with a student afterschool with different needs and they get tablet time and many of the parents are furious about it, and it takes a lot of conversations and explanations but also ntrying to respect the student’s privacy.
This was also great advice for where to start as a teacher, as I potentially find that overwhelming:
          1. Read IEP

2. Ask family

3. Ask student! Ask other students if appropriate

4. What do you have available? What can you get? What will you                  need to advocate for?

5. Assessment

I think it is so important to try and ask the student as you might be surprised, but also to try and try things with the student as they may not know what options there are.
I Did also really appreciated our classroom conversation around this guest. There are so many thing I find hard as I understood the point that as a teacher you may not want to provide specific tech ion your class only as the student won’t get it the next year, but at the same time if you demonstrate results with the tech then maybe it helps advocate for it for that and other students. I do also really embrace the notice that something that is good for one student is good for all!