I had the honour and pleasure of meeting a young person with autism recently who is interested in learning about Azure and wanted some advice on extending his knowledge.
It was a great reminder that we can’t always see people who have conditions such as autism. It also extends to disability, particularly those that you can’t see; examples include epilepsy or even Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Diversity gives us the opportunity to become more thoughtful, empathetic human beings.
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I love cloud because it’s a great leveler for people who want to step into technology. It means that these personal quirks, or differences, or ranges of abilities can be sidestepped since we don’t need to all fit the brogrammer model in order to be great at cloud computing. Since we can do so many things remotely, it means that people can have flexibility to work in ways that suit them.
In my career, I couldn’t lift a piece of Cisco kit to rack it, because I was not strong enough. With cloud, it’s not a problem. The literally heavy lift-and-shift is already done. It really comes down to a willingness to learn and practice. I can also learn in a way that suits me, and that was the main topic of conversation with the autistic youth that I had the pleasure to meet.
I believe that people should be given a chance. Diversity gives us the opportunity to become more thoughtful, empathetic human beings. In this world, there is nothing wrong with wanting more of that humanness.
The cloud is a great equalizer. But given a choice, I’d still prefer an effective medical treatment.
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