I responded, “If technologies aren’t allowed to help kids read, eyeglasses and contact lenses need to be banned.” Because I simply cannot believe this debate still exists.
In 2008, in perhaps the most controversial blog post I ever wrote (read the comments), I said, “…we have to “queer” the experience around us — use “Retard Theory” whenever we can. De-normalize “them.” Demand to see the doctor’s note from anyone wearing eyeglasses. Ask for a note from the cardiologist every time you see someone in an elevator. Challenge anyone who prints out a copy of a digitally supplied text — “Did your doctor say you couldn’t read a computer screen?” Make “them” uncomfortable every day.