Blind Doctor’s Talk Canceled at U. Wisconsin-Madison Over Conservative Beliefs

Blind Doctor’s Talk Canceled at U. Wisconsin-Madison Over Conservative Beliefs

Dr. Timothy Cordes is the second blind person ever accepted into an American medical school. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he graduated, invited him to speak but canceled it over his conservative beliefs. From The College Fix:

Dr. Timothy Cordes, a UW–Madison alumnus and former employee — and the second blind person ever to be accepted to an American school of medicine — was invited to speak to a group of physicians and counselors who treat students at the university about the psychological effects of social media and technology use and what can be done to help combat the adverse effects.

The organizer of the canceled online event had invited Cordes to speak last year, and the talk was scheduled for early this March. But Cordes, a board-certified general and addiction psychiatrist, said he recently received a note from the organizer that the talk had been canceled.

“It seems like I’ve been canceled,” Cordes said in a telephone interview with The College Fix.

Although university brass claim some sort of scheduling conflict, the event organizer privately informed him that the UHS administration canceled his talk due to concerns that hosting someone with conservative views, which he has publicly expressed on his podcast and Substack, might have a “negative impact … on some members of the team.”

His “Ideas First” Substack and “Bald, Blind, and Buddies” podcast have focused on topics such as DEI and microaggressions with a critical eye, for example. He has also voiced support for Republicans.

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