Jaya and ashe use this episode to explore an expanded sense of accessibility in how teachers go about teaching, and how students access learning. We're talkin' about accessibility in the teachings, and we hope you enjoy.

What words are more accessible? Which formats? Which platforms? What is the benefit of adapting the teachings for a vast and evolving community? How do you know if you're thinking about it enough?

This is the fourth of six parts in a series called First Fire. Each episode in this series is a small part of one longer conversation.

Music from this episode is by Kylie Dailey.

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Ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty
/əkˌsesəˈbilədē/
Noun

1. the quality of being easy to obtain or use.
"students were concerned about the accessibility of quality academic counseling"
the quality of being easily understood or appreciated.
"the accessibility of his work helped to popularize modern art"

Access
Middle English (in the sense ‘sudden attack of illness’): from Latin accessus, from the verb accedere ‘to approach’ (see accede). access (sense 1 of the noun) is first recorded in the early 17th century.

Accede
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘come forward, approach’): from Latin accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.

(Definitions from Oxford Languages).

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