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17.47: The Linguistics of Disability

Writing Excuses

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Did We Learn Nothing From the Pandemic?

"This has been writing excuses. You are out of excuses," says host Mary Robinette Co-all. "I kind of also wish that I had like, kind of like an iPad strapped to my chest so that I could bring somebody who couldn't come physically," writes Chelsea Handler. In a real world example, when the astronaut program started, astronauts had to have 20, 20 vision because all of the requirements were based on being a test pilot. And they changed the requirements to become an astronaut because it turns out you don't need 20,20 vision to function in space.

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