Letters to You
Amplifying Diverse Experiences
Terms of Use:
Some letters are direct, first-person accounts, shared by individuals with care and consent. Other letters are composite letters, created from multiple lived experiences, stories, reflections, and data shared by community members and leaders. Composite letters represent shared patterns and systemic realities rather than the experience of a single individual.
Both direct and composite letters are real. They differ only in how they are created, not in the truth they hold.
Content notes are provided where appropriate so readers can make informed choices about their engagement and take care as needed.
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“On innovation, decision making, and who is absent”
Content note: Decision Making, Power, Participation
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“Still Here (and Still Hurting)” – Anonymous Camp Leader
Content Note: Ableism, Sizeism, Fatphobia
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“What You Don’t See” – A Parent Who Carries More Than You Know
Content Note: Ableism
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“He Doesn’t Need to Be Fixed” – A Sibling Who Sees More Than You Think
Content Note: Ableism
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“On performative inclusion vs. accomplice work”
Content Note: Systemic Realities, Recurring Dynamics
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“I’m Not Asking to Be Exceptional” – A Disabled Staff Member
Content Note: Ableism
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Dyslexic Director
Content note: Ableism, gaslighting
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Supporting the Learner I Once Was
Content note: ableism, neurodiversity, ADHD, late diagnosis, and power dynamics in educational and workplace settings
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Inclusion Isn’t Just about Being There
Content note: immigration, anxiety in educational settings, inclusion, and social adjustment
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Accessibility in Name Only
Content note: disability, ableism, workplace accessibility barriers, and systemic exclusion