To the casual observer, I look pretty “normal.” If you catch me walking down the street, you probably can’t tell I’m in pain, ...
Author Sam Farmer talked about his experiences with autism and his book in an event at Newton Free Library Wednesday night.
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 ...
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 ...
Ableism, defined as discrimination in favor of able-bodied people, manifests in various ways, from overt comments to subtle biases that affect how people with disabilities are treated. Here we ...
Are things really a lot better now for disabled people than they were 50 years ago? Or, is ableism just as bad now, or even worse than in the old days? At times it can be a hotly debated question ...
School leaders and teachers can use this model to learn about and fight ableism through self-reflection and systems change.
The racism and ableism that takes place in physical college classrooms isn’t going to magically disappear in online classrooms. While marginalized students might be more removed from the offenders, ...
Vile trolls alleged they 'could not understand' the comic, and she then hit back and accused them of ableism. Taking to Twitter, Rosie responded to vile comments from some viewers of the Boxing ...
Dakari Quimby, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California. Institutional racism is everywhere, from healthcare to housing ...
JOHN CAFARO Which is why, in my conversation with Tina, we started off talking about the crip history of performance and how ...