SEATTLE — At its core, ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities, whether mental or physical. Every day, people with disabilities have to overcome challenges in having to adapt to the ...

Even after decades of progress against ableism, people with disabilities still face significant barriers to social inclusion, equal opportunity, health and safety, and financial security. And while ...

Ableism refers to bias, prejudice, and discrimination against people with disabilities. It hinges on the idea that people with disabilities are less valuable than nondisabled people. Examples include ...

Perhaps you recently came across the term “ableism” in a blog, social media post, or elsewhere on the internet. You vaguely recognized the term, but you didn’t quite understand what it meant. Or maybe ...

(RNS) — 'You get a bunch of 'UUs' committed to systemic change, and things start to happen,' said one drafter of the new anti-ableism commitment. (RNS) — In a step that marks the rise of ableism — ...

Last month, the U.S. celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), legislation that explicitly states discrimination based on disability status is illegal. However, we, ...

In this op-ed, Haley Moss describes what "benevolent ableism" is, and how it can be a form of bullying. When I roamed my high school hallways, I was usually alone with my headphones in, or I was with ...

Fighting ableism is important. But it’s neither simple nor easy. It requires more than attending a disability awareness workshop or scanning a “disability etiquette” list. Some of what we have to do ...

“What kind of funding are you looking for, and do you have a budget for this year?” a staff person from a foundation asked me. We were talking about the 2018 Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS ...