Color Blind (and proud).

So, I decided to begin the class on disabilities and communications by talking about my own little disability, color blindness (the red-green kind), a mild problem that hasn't really caused much trouble in adulthood (though the pre-school years were murder!) And then lead them through the web page design issues that people need to take into account to keep the web accessible for us (10% of men, apparently). Leave it to my students (a sincere but sometimes impulsive bunch) to dis-able me.
--How can you possibly work in advertising if you're colorblind? (Be a writer)
--How can you drive a car? (Traffic lights are designed with us in mind)
Etc. A nice reminder of how folks with more serious issues are regularly dis-abled psychologically. Pissed me off, really. So thanks web world for being supportive. And a shout out to all those who need to deal with such stuff on a regular basis. (And, yes, eventually the classroom discussion did get less defensive and more positive and productive and the students began the long trek towards increased sensitivity and awareness etc.)