Ableism

society. According to Bishop reading, equality in our society has various levels in which everyone fit into. For example, Bishop used the word “class inequality” to explain the different classes we have in our society such as the power of wealth, ableism, privilege and non privilege, control, visible minority, upper and lower class are all examples that Bishop used to show the a range of class inequality in our society . Professionally, I have learned that I am good at drawing the line…

Disability Culture and the Need for Mentorship Programs within the Disabled Community Were you born like that? I didn’t even realize you were disabled. Can you be fixed? You don’t act disabled. These are comments that people with disabilities often encounter, I myself, as a person with a disability, has encountered some of these as well. Over one billion people in the world, or fifteen percent of the world’s population, are disabled--making people with disabilities the largest minority group…

Crash Course on Allyship My life experiences have been critical to my unwavering commitment to “allyship”. Over the course of my social justice journey, I’ve learned that allyship is key to social justice and is an active way of life and a state of being. It is using bridge-building to ensure equality, inclusion and opportunity for everyone by evoking empathy and perspective to those around you to inspire a call of action. Recently, I attended the Women’s Convention hosted by the Women’s March…

The declining trend in voter turnout is surprising, as voting in elections is a privilege which Canadians seem to be taking for granted. In this paper, I will be discussing how social class influences voter turnout for elections in Alberta. For this paper, I will be using the voter turnout definition as described by the Canada Elections Act: “official voter turnout is calculated as the number of votes cast divided by the number of registered electors” (“Estimation of Voter Turnout”, 2011). In…

Growing up in an upper-middle class, prominently white town of about six thousand people, I haven’t been exposed to much diversity. Although I live ten miles outside of one of the biggest and most diverse cities in Minnesota, I graduated with about 125 kids - maybe two percent of which being mixed or a person of color. Both of my parents grew up in large, diverse cities and have lived around the country, including Arizona and California, along with a lot of travel. They always told my brother…

When working on important project, whether it be how to write a paper or how to construct a building, it is important to plan ahead and lay out a blueprint in order to have a sense of direction as to where one should be heading in a middle of the project. Group effort and diverse thinking is crucial in the process of creating the roadmap; narrow mindedness within a group will only facilitate thinking of one option, whether good or bad, as confirmation bias only encourages a decision to be made,…

Introduction The Civil Rights Movement was an era dedicated to the advancement of African Americans in the United States to prohibit discrimination and segregation, which had a significant impact on racial inequalities, however, racism continues to thrive in American society (Arrighi, 2007; Castenell & Pinar, 1993; Neisser, 1986; Putnam, 2015; Stephan & Banks, 1999; Sue et al., 2007; Yosso, 2005). Racial inequalities in society have a direct affect on the intersections of…

because government programs designed to give assistance were insufficient. Although budget cuts I advocated for mobilizing resources and networking with agencies as a way to empower individuals. Similarly social workers in Canada are most often the voice for change and advocate for transforming social situations (Mullaly, 2010). Likewise, although conventional theories informed my practice, some notions of progressive theories were implemented without noticing. As an illustration of this…

to apply this knowledge in my future activities or service. With my next service experience, I am coming in with prior, detailed knowledge about social justice and the impact it has on the people I am serving. During this semester, the topic of ableism connected the most with my service at the Down Syndrome of Louisville, and it gave me a different perspective. For example, the discussion we had about the proper language to use to describe someone who is able were things I never thought of and…

Ethnicity I am an African-American woman and I am proud to be one. By being part of this cultural group some beliefs that I have learned are to be independent. Another is to work towards my goals and not let thing anything stop me. I also believe family is most important. I am very close to my family and they are my biggest supporters. I also have learned that when I start a job I give that job my best effort, even if I do not like it. I was taught that there is no such thing as quitting. I…