Ableism is prejudice or discrimination against people with disabilities.
Implicit Biases: What They Are and Why They Are Important Did you know that unconscious prejudice impacts as much as 95 percent of the population? We tend to trust people who look, act, and believe the same way we do, and you may be aware of some of these prejudices in yourself. But did you know …
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Ableism in the USA Estimates published by the world bank report that approximately one billion people experience some form of disability worldwide. This number amounts to 15% of the global population. In the USA, 61 million people – or 1-in-4 adults – live with a disability. Many of these disabled are subjected to ableism. Despite …
Disability stereotypes are no laughing matter. The threat of stereotypes can stress out disabled people and hold them back.
Society pushes out disabled people, and this leads to isolation. Unfortunately, this can seriously hurt disabled people’s well-being.
Disability discrimination isn’t over. At work, school, and other places, disabled people still face barriers.
