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      Ableism

      Articles

      Understanding Ableism and Negative Reactions to Disability
      Dana S. Dunn, PhD
      American Psychological Association
      December 2021

      What Is Environmental Racism?
      Peter Beech
      World Economic Forum
      July 2021

      Press Release: Media Urged to Recognize Shift from “Autism Awareness Month” to  “Autism Acceptance Month” this April
      Autism Society
      March 2021

      Ableism in the Workplace: When Trying Harder Doesn’t Work
      Nancy Doyle
      Forbes
      November 2019

      Ableism: The Undiagnosed Malady Afflicting Medicine
      Heidi L. Janz, PhD
      National Library of Medicine
      April 2019


       

      Books

      Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short)

      Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short)
      Ashley Shew
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      Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

      Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism
      Elsa Sjunneson
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      Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally

      Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
      Emily Ladau
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      Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

      Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
      Alice Wong
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      How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church

      How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church
      Lamar Hardwick
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      I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

      I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
      Monica Guzman
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      Websites

      Ability, Disability and Ableism Educational Resources
      Anti-Defamation League

      Autism Spectrum Disorder 101: Infographicelly Tatera
      LinkedIn

      Fighting Ableism
      Stanford University

      Learning More about Disability and Ableism
      University of Georgia. School of Social Work

      Understanding Disability Inclusion and Ableism
      National Sexual Violence Resource Center

      What Is Ableism
      StopAbleism.org

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