First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description: The image shows a white balance scale with a gray background. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of this image.]     There are many different types of philosophy along with many different philosophical perspectives and problems within them along with many questions about them. Philosophy as a whole is a study of critical thinking and knowledge. All of the fields of philosophy have been studied by philosophers and even scientists. Two of the most commonly studied forms of philosophy are ethics and social philosophy. A feature of the enterprise of philosophy is that it illuminates a wide array of possible responses to its questions. Unfortunately, in practice, certain philosophical positions have been the object of undue object and criticism. I will argue that philosophy ought to be an inclusive realm of free inquiry, where all perspectives are fairly considered according to their merits. In order to carry out i...

[Image Description:   There are red stage curtains hanging on both sides with a dark opening in the center. There is a row of five stage lights with yellow light shining downward. There is a dark gray silhouette of a female center-aligned on the stage and facing left toward a black microphone positioned on a stand.] CONTENT WARNING: Please know that these instances are not all but only some of my personal experiences as a public speaker with an invisible disability. They do not define my overall experience as a public speaker with an invisible disability. I have also had positive experiences. The objective of this blog post is to advocate about issues that people with invisible disabilities face.      I have been a public speaker for five years. As a person who stutters, I have a unique relationship with public speaking. When people hear me stutter, it is common for either the following things to happen: Some people do not mention or react to my stutter due to automa...

[Image Description: The image has a light gray background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner. "Saying, 'You don't look disabled' is stereotyping and prejudice" is in left-aligned violet text. There is a restroom gender neutral person symbol to represent invisible disabilities below the text. ]     Sometimes all because a person is in a certain role, position, or has a certain background or narrative, it is as if somehow that makes them not allowed to be in the disability community, a trauma survivor, or introverted or that they cannot possibly be part of any of these diverse groups because of that. Like because they are a college student/graduate, teacher, work a certain job, are successful, or have a certain background or narrative, society views that as making it impossible for them to be in the disability community, a trauma survivor, or introverted. People will also insist that certain people "don't look disabled...

                         [Image Description:  The image has an orange background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner. "Fair ≠ Equal Explained" is in center-aligned alternating dark orange text to black text. ] DISCLAIMER: All of the names in this blog post have been changed to pseudonyms. This is necessary to protect people's identities.      Fair does not always mean equal. Fair means equity, which is making sure that everyone has what they need to be successful while recognizing that everyone has different needs, challenges, and abilities. Everyone cannot be given all of the same exact things. Everyone needs to be given some different things based on their unique needs. Giving every person all of the same exact things would mean that no one's needs were being met because every person has different needs.     For example, some students in the disability co...