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, ...

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 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 ...

This July, the world tuned in to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, a tradition that seems to reach even the least ...

Praslova, there is a section dedicated to benevolent ableism, a concept which applies in exactly the same way to benevolent sexism. This appears, on the initial face of it, to be kindness.

This groundbreaking ruling has the potential to catalyse significant change. The comprehensive guidelines it introduces offer ...

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 ...

Jade Durán knows what it's like to feel like your body is broken. When she still hadn't crawled at 18 months, a doctor ...

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 ...

The University of Virginia has combined efforts with Johns Hopkins University and others to understand how systems affect the ...

A grant from the National Science Foundation’s Racial Equity In STEM Education program will support a project led by ...

The judgment also brings to the forefront the role of terminologies in propagating discrimination against PwDs in the country and the consequent ableism in society. Ableism is the reaction to the ...