I’ve reflected a lot in the past days on a passage in Sara Hendren’s book What A Body Can Do: Amanda would say she is disabled—not differently abled, not specially challenged, or any other similar variation.* Like many people in the disability community, she would use that term by choice, preferring it even to person … Continue reading On the term “disabled”
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On using the Johari window to orient project process
Despite having loved Donald Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns" for years, I only recently learned its origin: the Johari window. The "window" is a 2x2 grid of four boxes with axes of "known to self" and "known to others." https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Johari_Window.PNG The Johari window was developed by two psychologists in the 1950s, Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, as … Continue reading On using the Johari window to orient project process
On art in hospitals
When I walk around a medical facility, the art is one of those things I now notice. That noticing has everything to do with a former colleague of mine, an interior designer, whose scope of work on projects sometimes included "the art package." "So...you get to pick the art?" "When they let me. A lot … Continue reading On art in hospitals
On considering the color blindness of potential clients
As someone who designs layouts, I don't think nearly often enough about color blindness. What's worse is that I have a color blind colleague who regularly reviews my work! But I should worry about more than colleague: I should worry about potential clients. According to the National Eye Institute, one in 12 men has some … Continue reading On considering the color blindness of potential clients
Taylor Coe 
