In this blog I will be doing quotes, I feel it will better help anyone reading this understand it more. In the reading "Eliminating Ableism in Education" by Thomas Hehir it talks about the issue of Ableism ad why/how it needs to get out of the education systems.
This first quote I choose was "disability only becomes a tragedy for me when society fails to protect the things we need to lead our lives - job opportunities or barrier free buildings" (Sharpiro, 1994, p. 20). I find this quote to be important because this is one of the biggest, main reasons why Ableism is happening. There wasn't equal opportunities for the disabled children, which is not fair. There were no job opportunties given to them or equal opportunities in schools.
The next quote I have chosen was "Ive faced unintentional discrimination, and it's just as damaging then racism... its called Ableism, the devolution and disregard of people with disability" (Smith, 2001, p.162). Although some people may not realize this, Ableism is just as important as race or sex, etc. (racism or sexism). Just as a transgender person is human, and a black person is human, people with special needs are humans and its not fair that they don't get treated as such.
The last quote I choose was "As is the case with racism and sexism, progress toward equity is dependent first and foremost on the acknowledgment that ableism exists in schools." We must realize that this is a real issue in schools, and is not just something that should be forgotten about. We must educate the students in our education system and show everyone that this is not okay.
Video Analysis: Butler and other disabled people use the term "walk" when expressing to someone that they are going out for a walk. Butter also says that places with accessible entry for her, and in places that have more accessible spots leads to a social acceptability. She says there are many disabled people out in the world, so many have learned how to "interact" with them better. We should be normalizing using our bodies in different way.
https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/blog/ableism-101/
This is a link to all facts about ableism.
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