Kai Dickens

I just love what you said there, Manisha, that your child is not disabled, that it's the system that's disabled in a way. It is stigmatizing apraxia, which for listeners out there is the inability for your mind and body to work together efficiently. It's about motor control and it's not about intelligence. So thank you for that.

And I keep thinking when it comes to any of this testing, any spelling, any research, any telepathy testing, the most important thing someone can do, if you're a researcher or scientist, go learn to spell, go work with a non-speaker, you will see for yourself.

And I keep thinking when it comes to any of this testing, any spelling, any research, any telepathy testing, the most important thing someone can do, if you're a researcher or scientist, go learn to spell, go work with a non-speaker, you will see for yourself.

So Dr. Powell, you know, I think they were talking about the spelling double-blind test, but can you talk about this from just a scientific testing perspective?

So Dr. Powell, you know, I think they were talking about the spelling double-blind test, but can you talk about this from just a scientific testing perspective?

So hold on. The next question here is, where should we draw the line between providing support and agency for the spellers to share their gifts through collaboration with experts to solve some of our biggest challenges? How do we ensure their contributions are made in a non-exportive way where they also have a healthy work-life balance and quality of life?

So hold on. The next question here is, where should we draw the line between providing support and agency for the spellers to share their gifts through collaboration with experts to solve some of our biggest challenges? How do we ensure their contributions are made in a non-exportive way where they also have a healthy work-life balance and quality of life?

Thank you, Katie. And just for listeners out there who want to explore that, you can look into Spelling to Communicate, or S2C for short, or the Rapid Prompting Method, or RPM for short, or the Spellers Method. And if you just do a Google search, many of them offer training courses or training conferences and all sorts of things like that. So please check it out and get trained.

Thank you, Katie. And just for listeners out there who want to explore that, you can look into Spelling to Communicate, or S2C for short, or the Rapid Prompting Method, or RPM for short, or the Spellers Method. And if you just do a Google search, many of them offer training courses or training conferences and all sorts of things like that. So please check it out and get trained.

Okay, so Casey, I see you raising your hand. How do you engage non-speakers with world-altering work? that is great for them and not exploitive?

Okay, so Casey, I see you raising your hand. How do you engage non-speakers with world-altering work? that is great for them and not exploitive?

I think one thing that is being echoed a lot here, which is so important, especially in terms of autonomy and exploitation, is asking the non-speakers. They should be included in every conversation about them, which is why if they cannot speak, it's so important to get them spelling so that we can engage with them. The baseline to all of this is presuming competence. Any closing thoughts?

I think one thing that is being echoed a lot here, which is so important, especially in terms of autonomy and exploitation, is asking the non-speakers. They should be included in every conversation about them, which is why if they cannot speak, it's so important to get them spelling so that we can engage with them. The baseline to all of this is presuming competence. Any closing thoughts?

Go ahead, Katie.

Go ahead, Katie.

I want to give a huge thanks to our incredible panel of parents and teachers and Dr. Powell for sharing their insights and experiences. This conversation is obviously just the beginning. There's so much to unpack, and unpacking it is exactly why we're doing these talk tracks. We will do this again because the questions keep on coming and the questions keep evolving.

I want to give a huge thanks to our incredible panel of parents and teachers and Dr. Powell for sharing their insights and experiences. This conversation is obviously just the beginning. There's so much to unpack, and unpacking it is exactly why we're doing these talk tracks. We will do this again because the questions keep on coming and the questions keep evolving.

And many more of these questions will be explored and hopefully answered in the Telepathy Tapes film, which we're officially starting production on next month. Episode of the Talk Tracks. But new episodes will now be released every other Sunday. So stay tuned as we work to unravel all the threads, even the veiled ones, that knit together our reality.

And many more of these questions will be explored and hopefully answered in the Telepathy Tapes film, which we're officially starting production on next month. Episode of the Talk Tracks. But new episodes will now be released every other Sunday. So stay tuned as we work to unravel all the threads, even the veiled ones, that knit together our reality.

Please remember to stay kind, stay curious, and that being a true skeptic requires an open mind. Thank you to my amazing collaborators. Original music was created by Elizabeth PW. Original logo and cover art by Ben Kandor Design. The audio mix and finishing by Ben Campofrida. Our amazing podcast coordinator, Jill Pichesnik. My amazing assistant, Catherine Ellis.