Non-disabled people, who lack direct experience of life with disabilities, often assume that disabled people are, and should be, fearful — in the sense of being timid, risk averse, or weak — as a natural consequence of their disabilities. But when disabled people actually express fears tied to ableism, abusive practices, or bad public policies, they are often dismissed as over-anxious, irrational, or even delusional.
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- Ableism and disability models
- Author:
- Andrew Pulrang
- Source:
- Forbes
- Date published:
- Sat 28th May, 2022