Identity, Power, & Privilege

  I've always been well aware of how identity plays into power and privilege. I grew up lower class and went to high school with other lower class minority students. Luckily enough for me, my community has done the best they could to provide us with opportunities like a high school that provides dual enrollment and AP courses, as well as a library that provides use with computers and WiFi. One thing I have noticed growing up is that many things like institutions and technology aren't really build for handicapped people. It makes me wonder what they have to do to do simple things like accessing a computer, watching a movie or even going to the bathroom. One of my peers in high school was paralyzed from the waist down so she was in a wheel chair, fortunately my school had an elevator that allowed her to access the first and second floor of the school but the elevator often broke. I hope in the future that we can help fund more research or projects that will make technology more accessible for the underprivileged.