Fighting ableism is important. But it’s neither simple nor easy. It requires more than attending a disability awareness workshop or scanning a “disability etiquette” list. Some of what we have to do ...

As health care is paying more attention to disability education in recent years, it’s important that when including ...

Ableism is a term that refers to the practices or ideas that discriminate against those who have disabilities. It suggests that society puts higher value on people with typical abilities. Ableism ...

Ableism refers to bias, prejudice, and discrimination against people with disabilities. It hinges on the idea that people with disabilities are less valuable than nondisabled people. Examples include ...

The term ableism is gaining momentum. For instance, the National Institutes of Health is now calling for research on the effects of ableism on disabled people's health. But what does ableism actually ...

What’s the point of working against disability prejudice — also known as ableism? Sometimes it seems like the fight against ableism boils down to little more than making sure not to offend disabled ...

How Low Expectations and Ableism Shape Lives and How to Overcome Them. “They were all amazed when I told them you are doing your post-graduation. They thought you would have stopped studying after the ...

Here are five things autistic people have been saying for years which require the attention of those who claim to intervene in the name of autism. April is World Autism Month. It kicked off on April 2 ...