\u00a0\u00a0One challenging topic I have been reading\/learning about is abortion and fetal prescreening. On one hand I am very pro-choice. Still, I cannot ignore how the generational Down Syndrome population, for example, has drastically shrunk. It does make me nervous that genetic pre-screenings have been devised to \u201calert\u201d parents to signs of non-normativity. I initially read about this topic from an author who would have been flagged as non-normative. I know that my social identities really play into my view of this. As a neurodivergent, white, American, middle\/upper-middle class, young woman, I am generally privileged when it comes to accessing reproductive healthcare. I also understand that the view of disability that I have, through growing up with disabled people, living as a neurodivergent person, work experience with developmentally disabled coworkers, and with education on disability studies concepts; the way that I see disabled lives is likely different from someone with none of these experiences. I truly believe that a lot of people would feel different about disability rights issues if they were more familiar with the community and disabled individuals as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identities that I feel are really central to my position as a researcher in disability studies include: gender, disability status, body size, race, religion, and socioeconomic status. I will specifically talk about religion, body size, and socioeconomic status, because I feel that these three are often least acknowledged. I feel like being a part of a parish that spoke about politics, humanities, and had a lot of healthcare workers (historically and presently) set me up for the research I do now. Next, I believe that my physical presentation\/body size influences how I am treated as a neurodivergent person, thus my experience, and how I approach the research topic. Lastly, my SES affects how I am treated as a neurodivergent person, my ability to be in a program like WAGSFP, and my exposure to the disability community. My parents moved to the Ann Arbor area partially because of the hospital system. I went to therapeutic horseback riding, wheelchair tennis, and adaptive ice skating with my brother (who has cerebral palsy). Because of our location, there was relatively accessible physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Seeing a lot of my brother\u2019s medical needs met all while being exposed to disability culture really shaped my understanding of disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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