Institutional Ableism Examples from Tdsj2e

INSTITUTIONAL ABLEISM EXAMPLES FROM TDSJ2E

Institutional Ableism

Examples

Institution Intentional Unintentional Education Children with disabilities Class trips are planned segregated from students without checking to see if in other classes places to visit are Classrooms do not have accessible for students assistive technology for with disabilities learning Staff development programs A town votes down a do not include information proposal to fund about universal additional classroom aides instructional design or tutors for students with Students with disabilities are disabilities not part of curriculum materials – books, videos

Health Care Funding for Medicare Opposition to universal resources for people with health care places people disabilities is cut with disabilities at risk of Managed care decisions losing health care benefits made by insurance Lack of health care insurance companies limit resources places people with for people with disabilities disabilities at increased to cut costs risk of death and poor Decisions about right to die health based on belief that living with a disability is “fate worse than death.” A medicalized view of people with disabilities invalidates their ability to control their lives

Institution Intentional Unintentional Government Lack of accessibility or Focus on privatizing services assistive technology based on for-profit enabling people with jeopardizes support for disabilities to participate programs for people with in local government disabilities meetings, committees Cutting funds for programs that benefit people with disabilities Sponsoring charity events, but not supporting independent living programs

Media Use of “normal,” “beautiful” Focus on disability as tragedy people in advertising to be overcome Lack of books on tape or in Focus on people with Braille, use of subtitles on psychiatric disabilities as videos killers, murderers

Sports Assumption that person with Assumptions that able- a physical disability should bodied athletes are not compete with superior to disabled “normal” athletes—unfair athletes (Olympics and competition (PGA Paralympics) disallowing golfer who needs to use a golf cart) Sport drug rules that exclude people with disabilities (asthma medication)