LAWRENCE, KANSAS — From inaccessible facilities to inappropriate treatment plans or inaccurate assumptions, people with disabilities experience challenges in health care that may be rooted in ...

RIT’s Expressive Communication Center students explore ableism in communication-focused settings Group presented at national conference in Arizona Everyone communicates differently and, in a higher ...

No observance of Disability Pride Month is complete without discussing ableism. One way to start is to think about the word "ableism" itself — the term most often used these days to group together the ...

Adam Harris was among a panel of speakers attending the launch of Project All Rise in Dublin today where a panel discussed ...

In March, conservative political commentator Candace Owens made some rather distasteful comments about disability representation in clothing company SKIMS. Model Haleigh Rosa was featured on the SKIMS ...

An important thing to understand about ableism that disabled people have limited choices in how to respond to it. Two main questions dominate most discussions about ableism. One is about what does and ...

Internalized ableism refers to when a disabled person absorbs and adopts negative societal messages about disability. These beliefs can affect how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People can ...

Ableism is one of the greatest obstacles faced by people with disabilities. We believe that improving an understanding of ableism will improve student access to a quality education.” — Maren ...

Research: How ableism leads to the exclusion of persons with disabilities from research participation and the subsequent effects on research outcomes and relevance. Higher Education: Exploration of a ...

In this insightful video, our host discusses a recent reaction from Hasan Piker that sparked a conversation about ableism and discrimination. Sharing personal experiences as a blind individual, he ...

Many congregations view disability as a problem to be solved with elevators, wider doors, or programs tailored for those with special needs. This approach misses the point, according to cultural ...