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The Misconception of Choice in Disability Isolation
The assumption that isolation is a choice rather than a disability ... they engage in discrimination and ableism. Ableism, ...
Sacramento State University1y
Ableism – What is it?
Ableism is discrimination and bias against the disabled. After fighting for and winning the battle to have Section 504 regulated in 1977 and the 1990 ADA signed into law, we still experience ableism ...
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Ableism: Challenging Assumptions About Disability
These assumptions lead to ableism and can cause feelings of isolation, anxiety, and frustration for those affected. A common scenario where this occurs is in accessible parking (Blue Badge parking ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Imagine how disabled people can, rather than assuming we can’t
But his warning, meant to highlight the hurdles of inaccessible technology, inadvertently highlighted an even larger and more pervasive barrier: ableism. Ableism is the societal package of ...
The Christian Century14d
The sin of ableism
The problem that should be addressed is not the perceived deficiencies of people with disabilities; it’s ableism. Raffety believes that churches are steeped in societal prejudices against people with ...
ssir.org3y
Time for Philanthropy to Confront Ableism
Ableism is a system of oppression that devalues and discriminates against people with disabilities. Individuals as well as institutions, policies, and communications can be sources of ableism. For ...
University of Sheffield1y
Project: Theorising ableism in the academy
In recent years, the concepts of ableism and disablism have conflated. We want to consider the theoretical purchase of ableism and explore the ways in which this ideology works with disablism and ...