Tag Archives: disability

Tom Brady…all that different?

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dr. Bucher

I have no idea what Tom Brady has been going through as far as trying to balance twenty-plus years of playing in the NFL and being there for his wife and children. And yet I do know what he’s been … Continue reading →

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Learning About Race and Racism: Is Discomfort Always Bad?

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Dr. Bucher

Leonard Moore, author of Teaching Black History to White People, due out this month, is currently a Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. For more than two decades, he’s taught white students in the south about … Continue reading →

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Is Life Fair?

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Dr. Bucher

Lots of times growing up, I can remember thinking life just isn’t fair. For example, I remember my dad not allowing me to practice the day before my Pleasantville (NY) junior varsity basketball game against Pelham. I was in the … Continue reading →

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Perspective, Positivity, and the Pandemic: What College Students Can Learn From Jimmy

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Dr. Bucher

Thought I’d share a letter I wrote about my son Jimmy. It will be shared with athletes attending a university in central New York. My hope is that it will provide some perspective and positivity in the midst of the … Continue reading →

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Notice re blog:

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Dr. Bucher

There will be no blog this month (December). Starting next month, I will return to writing about the subject of diversity and many of the issues addressed in my teaching, writing, research, and speaking. While I’ll periodically touch on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autism, Colgate University, culture, disability, diversity, diversity awareness, diversity consciousness, diversity skills, gender, gender identity, Howard University, intersectionality, New York University, race, religion, sexual orientation, social class, sociology | Leave a comment

Celebrating Halloween at Asylums: What Messages Do We Send?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Dr. Bucher

“Come to the Asylum Ball,” and join us for a “costume contest and party.” Pictured along with this ad are people in straitjackets, pictures of signs including Psych Ward, Morgue, Amputation, and Genetics, bottles of various medications, and a warning … Continue reading →

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Inclusion is Harder, Not Easier

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Dr. Bucher

Recently, I was reading a new book by the mother of an adult son with autism. On the back cover, she describes how reading her book will change us. First, she says, it will “convince you inclusion is easier than … Continue reading →

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Stimming, Basketball, and Acceptance

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Dr. Bucher

This past week, I finished coaching my Upward Basketball team for the second year, with my 42 year-old son Jimmy as manager. Our church-affiliated team, the Blazers, was made up of seven first- and second-grade boys. While Jimmy cannot attend … Continue reading →

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Extreme Snippets Don’t Do Autism Justice

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Dr. Bucher

Recently I read a blog by Mandy Farmer, a parent of a young boy with autism. In it, she takes issue with story upon story that merely describes autism as a blessing or a gift. That is, it gives us … Continue reading →

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Autism and “being the other”

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Dr. Bucher

In a poignant article about his life as an “other,” Arturo Madrid talks about growing up in a small village in New Mexico, going on to graduate school at UCLA, and then teaching at Dartmouth College. As a Mexican-American, he … Continue reading →

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