Ableism

Ableism (also known as ablism, disablism , anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities or who are perceived to have disabilities. Ableism characterizes persons as defined by their disabilities and as inferior to the non-disabled. On this basis, people are assigned or denied certain perceived abilities, skills, or character orientations.

There are stereotypes associated with various disabilities. These stereotypes in turn serve as a justification for ableist practices and reinforce discriminatory attitudes and b
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“ There's nothing more debilitating about a disability than the way people treat you over it. ...more ”
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“ Suddenly you are a Deafblind spaceman who left a very quiet planet a long time ago and are just arriving back on Earth, in a classroom, surrounded by a crowd of noisy people. ”
― Blair Fell, The Sign for Home

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