But "ableism" also has a more powerful, but notably tricky rhetorical function. It suggests an equivalence, or a similar level of significance, to other "-isms," such as racism, sexism, and anti ...

Former President George H.W. Bush speaks at the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act; The Disability Pride flag.

Ableism and disablism both refer to types of disability discrimination. The nuance between the two words can cause confusion but are important for acknowledging, detecting, ...

July is Disability Pride Month, celebrating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Disability pride honors the ...

Ableism refers to the ideas that discriminate against people with disabilities. Learn more about how ableism is harmful and what you can do to fight it.

People with disabilities are limited not principally by inaccessible technology but by ableist thinking. Overcome that by ...

Ableism often arises from assumptions about what disability “looks like.” Seeing someone pushing a wheelchair instead of ...

Ableism is the assumption that disabled or chronically ill people need fixing. Here's what it is, including examples, and how to avoid it.

Ableism is so horribly common it can make people hypersensitive. Including me. My wife once told me the office staff at my kids’ previous school were intimidated by me.

Even my limited experience in a sheltered environment has me concerned for the ableism awaiting disabled journalists who enter the professional realm. I love what I do, and my fellow staff have been ...