Disability is traditionally viewed through a privileged lens making it difficult to see disability in marginalized ppl/communities.
This working definition of ableism addresses gaps in the traditional framing of disability+ableism.
goo.gl/NyR3KN
#DisabilitySolidarity
UPDATED WORKING DEFINITON OF #ABLEISM
-edited for length+clarity
-names colonialism as key to construction of ableism
-more explicitly acknwldgs reproductive in/justice+ productivity
-names @notthreefifths+Black/negatively racialized Disabled folk as centeral to my understanding.
ID: Brown square with the following words:
ABLEISM a·ble·ism \ ˈābə-ˌli-zəm \ noun
A system that places value on people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence and productivity. (1/3)
constructed ideas are deeply rooted in anti-Blackness, eugenics, colonialism & capitalism. This form of systmic opprsn leads to ppl and society determining who is valuable & worthy based on a person’s appearance and/or their ability to satisfactorily [re]produce, excel & "behave”
You do not have to be disabled to experience ableism.
a working definition by Talila "TL" Lewis in conversation with Disabled Black and other negatively racialized folk, especially Dustin Gibson; updated January 2020
Context & blog with additional info for the definition linked here: bit.ly/ableismcontext
#DisabilitySolidarity
2021 UPDATED ABLEISM DEFINITION simplifies previous versions and explicitly includes desirability, misogyny, imperialism, language & religion as ideologies/characteristics used by societies, institutions, ppl to assign value to others.
#DisabilityJustice
#DisabilitySolidarity
#ABLEISM 2022
The #pandemic has illustrated how purported "fitness" & location are used to assign value.
This year's edits name "health/wellness"+age; & replaces "nationality" with birth/living place.
bit.ly/ableism2022
#covid19
#DisabilityJustice
#DisabilitySolidarity
same 2022 updated working definition of #ableism with an inverted color scheme. Alt text avail on the image and here with additional context: bit.ly/ableism2022
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