But two of society's biggest "-isms" still go largely unnoticed and unaddressed: ableism and disablism. What do these terms mean? And how can we all do better to dismantle them? Ableism and ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court criticized National Medical Commission guidelines requiring students with disabilities to have 'both hands ...

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 ...

Participants’ narratives revealed six overarching themes that demonstrate the various dimensions of ableism while seeking and receiving mental health care. Misplaced Assumptions This first theme ...

The Supreme Court on Friday said the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines requiring students with specified ...

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 ...

“The prescription such as ‘both hands intact…’ reeks of ableism and has no place in a statutory regulation. In fact, it has ...