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Ableism
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The Triad
Stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Manifested Today
Prejudice: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Discrimination: treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit.
- Ableism is still a problem today that exist in the workplace, school, and in some homes. Such as places that don't provide a ramp and access into a building.
- Another problem still today are jokes for disabled people and they don't really understand their situation in that they are viewed by some as mentally retarded, insane, and crazy.
- 70% unemployment rate within the disabled population
- 1 in 5 people have disabilities in physical,emotional, or mental and 88% of disabilities are not visible.
- Only 2% of transit buses offer wheelchair ramps and lifts for disabled people
- In 2010, EEOC reported that 25,165 charges of disability discrimination were filed
Discrimination
Example
- failing to provide accessibility beyond the wheelchair ramps.
-Ableism is usually not noticed to those who don’t have a disability, yet it is still a form of discrimination.
Ableism
Ableism refers to the discrimination and prejudice towards people who are physically or mentally challenged.
Prejudice
Ableism History
Example
- feeling entitled to know how people became disabled
- "In the 1800’s it was believed that people with disabilities were evil and possessed by the devil or were being punished for a prior sin."
- "1800’s there was a shift in thought that was the result of advances in the field of science resulted in a shift from a religious perspective to a scientific perspective."
- "The Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s also served to bring attention to the rights of people with disabilities. "
Stereotype
Examples
- assuming people with disabilities have no autonomy
- assuming disability is always visible
Ableism
by: Brianna maldonado,
Makayla Morgan,
Cristian Leyva,
manuel Rivero
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