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Up until that moment, it is upon schools to train their teachers in bias including accent bias. 

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Sorry for the lateness, been a weird and crazy week. The link: Here

Summary: American accent bias is coupled with race. That makes our bias unique. Also, it should be pointed out that in the 30 years since this paper was published, American schools have become even more segregated then at any point prior...therefore accent bias may linger for a while...

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Matsuda response

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Response

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Matsuda article

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What is Speech?

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I read the Introduction, Stories (pp. 1333-1348), and the Epilogue.

My response

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Accent, Ethics, Liberalism
Link

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"The Doctrinal Puzzle of Accent and Anti-discrimination Law"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17BpSmztv0rddkFuuue4tFFWobqNSBZW1pyRYGoMrw_Q/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/16GNY7jujaxdccdeX_JaPTXrVOkHarAU5jUxMv1nikaY/edit?usp=sharing

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Voices of America Response

Sections: Introduction, The Doctrinal Puzzle, Epilogue

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Ramble number two :)

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Click me!

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Toward a Doctrinal Reconstruction (A, B, C)

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Toward a Doctrinal Reconstruction (A, B, C)

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Click here to read my WRR2

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Calling accents a true representation of diversity is an exaggeration, but Matsuda’s intro is very much a call for accepting and even celebrating in diversity of backgrounds, culture, and upbringings, through the examination of laws, precedent, Critical Race Theory, and more. It seems a large goal, especially with the overarching question on a democratic America. The stories presented clearly show the problems present in Title VII for accents, as employers argue that certain speech and communication accents is a job requirement, not just a biased opinion.

I thought Matsuda’s research and draw from the Deaf community an interesting interpretation of ‘accent’ but it works well to me. However, I think its worth remembering that different mental and learning disabilities are often characterized by differentiated “accents” like speech patterns. A few non-educated examples would be Tourretts Syndrome, or stuttering. Although the differences between linguists and speech therapists were brought up, I think it could be a useful lens to view accent-bias and discrimination through, and possibly a way to help gain some Title VII-based wins, as it may be harder for employers to explain away a bias against a learning disability. Or maybe it is very simple and excusable, as with linguistic accents, I don’t know.

The concluding stories of Americans speaking with their regionally and culturally influenced accents hit rather emotionally, especially with the intersectional story of Liz Fulton. I really liked the sentence “It is a joy of our heritage, not a shame, that in our mixing of language and sound we were ever inventive and changeable” (p 1407) which can be applied to a lot of America’s cultural diversity.