How Punk Prepared Me for Down Syndrome

This led me to a desire not to live a life of art, but to rather artfully live.

This is Empathy - making ourselves vulnerable alongside others during their moments of vulnerability.

The point isn't to erase differences... rather it's to lay a vertical hierarchy on its side.

We all speak a different language.

Empathy flattens oppressive paradigms.

How do we move beyond courteous hospitality to courageous inclusivity?

Design for the spectrum and not the mean.