Ableism

Language and Ableism in today’s society can be seen as a controversial topic for some. For one thing, there are people who discriminate or have a social prejudice against anyone with a form of disability. Margaret A. McLean in “Getting to Know You” mentions, “Adult education forms one context where ableist notions may persist unrecognized and unchallenged as these understandings have become institutionalized in the beliefs, language, and practices of non-disabled people” (McLean 13).…

Ableism has been defined as “the devaluation of disability” by which the disability is seen as an obstacle for the individual to overcome by working harder, not a trait of the person which should be accepted by society (Hehir). The importance of this subject as pertaining to schools is that statistically students with learning disabilities account for as much as six percent of the kindergarten to twelfth grade population, and this data does not include disorders such as dyslexia, the difficulty…

Ableism can be defined by Campbell (2008) who argues ableism is connected with the production of ableness which refers to the perfect body by default (p.153). Campbell (2008) also argues that “the creation of a neologism that suggests a falling away from ableness that is disability (p.153). Ableism causes social marginalization and exclusion to those who do not conform to societies ablest norms (Dhamoon, 2009, p.113). The concept of ableism can be shown in the two readings the first one is…

Effects of Ableism Ableism is the societally constructed system of oppression of disabled people in favor of able ones. The effects of an ableist society, though vast, aren’t always visible to the privileged, but include physical barriers, workplace discrimination and high unemployment rates, and an elevated crime rate against the disabled. In our society, being of able body and mind is considered the “norm”, which often facilitates the dehumanization of those who don’t fit that categorization.…

Ableism against disabled veterans is a big problem in the United States. “In 2012, the U.S. had 3.6 million Veterans with a service connected disability,”. A majority of these veterans can’t get jobs due to ableism and the employers’ belief that they are not able to do the same quality of work as the average Joe. This belief is false in some cases and true in others. For example, a man in a wheel chair cannot have the same job expectations as a man who is not physically disabled. A man with PTSD…

Have you, or someone you know, ever been a victim of ableism? Ableism is the discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. Paul Fisher suffers through ableism. Paul along with his brother, Erik, mother and father moves to Tangerine, Florida. It this little town many odd occurrences happened, some of them unbelievable. Lightning striking the same place twice, impossible. An underground fire burning for years, just a myth. Or are they? Paul FIsher leads us through his adventures of middle school,…

who read this book insight on how there are people in the world different and the same as them that can be considered heroes. The story doesn’t explicitly promote ableism but there are some underlying details that might promote ableism. Does the book promote ableism by ignoring people with disabilities? This book does not promote ableism by ignore people with disabilities. My reasoning behind this is the fact that the book is about Helen Keller who has this disability of being deafblind. On the…

the New York case shows, elementary schools fall victim to ableism, but not even in the university setting does ableism cease to prevail. In the university setting, too often teachers are denied accessibility and accommodations for their impairment based on how the university categorizes that particular impairment (Kerschbaum 37). ‘Special’ education poses a more troubling issue. Under the medical model of disability, the conflation of ableism, intellectual in particular, and other identity…

Griscom, and Race, Disability and the School-to-Prison Pipeline by Julianna Hing was institutional ableism. Institutional ableism is a form of discrimination in which preference is shown to people who appear to be able-bodied. Prior to taking EDU 301, I never realized that there was a term to describe the discrimination of disabled people. However, now it is clear to me that institutional ableism is a real issue in today’s society. In the first reading titled Holding Nyla, Nyla was a young…

1. I’d like to learn about a variety of intersectional perspectives on aging, but particularly the way in which sexuality influences the experiences of women as they age. How do lesbians experience ageism differently from straight women and how does this affect their everyday lives? 2. On page 6, Holstein discusses heterodox moral perceptions. What does heterodox mean? I’d like more explanation about what she means with regard to the entire first paragraph on the section about moral perception.…