If you have a child who can speak, you’ve probably had the experience: Your child spots a person in a wheelchair and they start pointing and asking questions, loudly. You cringe, embarrassed that your ...
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 ...
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Waterstone of Loyola Law School Los Angeles says that recent prejudiced comments about autistic and other disabled persons by American talk radio host Michael Savage ...
What’s the point of working against disability prejudice — also known as ableism? Sometimes it seems like the fight against ableism boils down to little more than making sure not to offend disabled ...
As part of our “Democracy at a Crossroads” series of programs, Steve Adubato is joined by David Paterson, Former Governor of New York & Author, "Black, Blind, and In Charge," to discuss his journey ...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Unlike in television, where disability representation has gone up in recent years, the percentage of characters with disabilities in the top 1,200 films has ...
While there will be several reasons why this employment number is lower, from poor health to needing regular medical attention, what should never be the reason is prejudice in the workplace.
October has marked Disability Employment Awareness month with an array of events highlighting concerns of the disability community. Even with these observances, one issue getting neglected is the ...
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