High Stakes ReCAPTCHA
I tried to make an X for Geo but I failed at proving I was human too many times. After three tries I quit.
Imagine if the test decided my fate.
Imagine if after that, I was no longer offered an education.
Imagine if I couldn’t tell anyone about it.
Couldn’t speak.
Couldn’t explain.
Couldn’t write.
There’s a scene in the movie Out of My Mind where the main character who has CP has to take a test to prove she’s cognitively intact enough to have insurance pay for a communication device.
It’s a good depiction and the whole movie is a gentle dip into the pool of presuming competence for those who might want to share with others but don’t know quite how to.
I laughed and cried and we watched it together as a family.
I recommend.
People must understand. The outsides do not match the insides.
We have no way to test intelligence that is not filtered through the body.
We must offer APPROPRIATE educational options to all regardless of how their body presents.