- Toward Ending Ableism in Education -

 "Toward Ending Ableism in Education",


As implied by the title, it highlights some important strategies for putting an end to ableism in schools, such as extending diversity initiatives to include disabilities and assisting students with impairments in acquiring and utilizing appropriate communication skills. The title highlights some important ways that we can help end ableism in schools, such as expanding diversity efforts to include disability and encouraging students with disabilities to develop and use effective communication skills





People with different disabilities all require different accommodations and will have different ways of working with their disability. In the education field as well as in general, we need to support students who have disabilities and encourage them by following accommodations, learning their personal ways of expression, as well as providing representation of disabilities and not only in powerful roles, but also average, everyday normal roles. We also need to keep in mind, as Hehir says, "the most damaging ableist assumption is the belief that disabled people are incapable That they can be someone in life 

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  1. AngieDecember 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM

    HI! I agree when you mentioned "Hehir says, "the most damaging ableist assumption is the belief that disabled people are incapable That they can be someone in life " I agree because schools should help students believe in themselves and help them believe that they can do it themselves because anyone is capable of doing anything.

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