What I Have Learned and How My Viewpoints Changed
Over the course of the past 15 weeks, I have obtained a plethora of knowledge in all sorts of academic subjects. This semester alone, I took on a course load of 21 credits in physics, health informatics, teamwork and collaboration, lifespan and development, and of course, disability and sports. At the beginning of the semester, I walked into each of my classes with a basic idea of what would be covered. However, I was unaware of just how much information I would walk away with, especially in this class. My knowledge on disability and sports was limited back in January, but I can confidently say now, that that is no longer the truth. Each week, this course was clearly laid out and detailed as to what we would be covering. Week one provided us with an introduction to disability issues, diving right into the concepts of “inspiration porn,” just how common disabilities can be, and the impacts disability has on us all. The second week was all about t...