Valerie Chelangat
@valerieiswriting.bsky.social
Communications Specialist and bookseller by day, writer by night. Writing a book about how intentional reading reduces biases and builds bridges between people. Will discuss diversity, books, and brunch with equal enthusiasm 📚☕️✍🏾.
As people age, “they confuse changes in themselves with changes in the world, and changes in the world with moral decline-the illusion of the good old days…👇🏾
July 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
As people age, “they confuse changes in themselves with changes in the world, and changes in the world with moral decline-the illusion of the good old days…👇🏾
Join us virtually on Tuesday May 20 at 7 PM EST for a conversation with Christina Cooke, author of Broughtupsy. #bookevents @christinajcooke.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Join us virtually on Tuesday May 20 at 7 PM EST for a conversation with Christina Cooke, author of Broughtupsy. #bookevents @christinajcooke.bsky.social
Reposted by Valerie Chelangat
How do we "make the world more ADHD friendly rather than just making ADHDers more adaptable to the world" as Katelyn Weinstein says tonight at 8/11pm on The Agenda, with Dr. Doron Almagor (The Possibilities Clinic), Heidi Bernardt (Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada), and @spaikin.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How do we "make the world more ADHD friendly rather than just making ADHDers more adaptable to the world" as Katelyn Weinstein says tonight at 8/11pm on The Agenda, with Dr. Doron Almagor (The Possibilities Clinic), Heidi Bernardt (Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada), and @spaikin.bsky.social
In her memoir Haben, Haben Girma demonstrates how “minor” design choices create major obstacles for people with disabilities. What's powerful for me isn't just learning what I didn't know - it's realizing we’re often creating barriers without thinking.
January 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In her memoir Haben, Haben Girma demonstrates how “minor” design choices create major obstacles for people with disabilities. What's powerful for me isn't just learning what I didn't know - it's realizing we’re often creating barriers without thinking.
When we read beyond our comfort zones we start seeing gaps in our own understanding. This morning I've been thinking about how every book holds stories that could shift someone's worldview - if they're willing to reach for them. What book made you realize how much you didn't know?
January 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
When we read beyond our comfort zones we start seeing gaps in our own understanding. This morning I've been thinking about how every book holds stories that could shift someone's worldview - if they're willing to reach for them. What book made you realize how much you didn't know?
Reposted by Valerie Chelangat
My final read of 2024 was Shut Away: When Down Syndrome was a Life Sentence by Catherine McKercher, a reminder that institutions - not homes - have been and in some places still are considered 'the right place' for people with intellectual disabilities. 👇🏾
January 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My final read of 2024 was Shut Away: When Down Syndrome was a Life Sentence by Catherine McKercher, a reminder that institutions - not homes - have been and in some places still are considered 'the right place' for people with intellectual disabilities. 👇🏾
Reading Shut Away: When Down Syndrome was a Life Sentence by Catherine McKercher. So many aspects of this book are shocking and heartbreaking. For example, I am confronted with how medical institutions named and labeled people with Down Syndrome. Beyond just cringing at outdated terms, 👇🏾
December 20, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Reading Shut Away: When Down Syndrome was a Life Sentence by Catherine McKercher. So many aspects of this book are shocking and heartbreaking. For example, I am confronted with how medical institutions named and labeled people with Down Syndrome. Beyond just cringing at outdated terms, 👇🏾