A long-time, low-grade worry for people with disabilities has become a red alert in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Most disabled people at one time or another worry that we and our so-called ...

Internalized ableism refers to when a disabled person absorbs and adopts negative societal messages about disability. These beliefs can affect how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People can ...

What’s the point of working against disability prejudice — also known as ableism? Sometimes it seems like the fight against ableism boils down to little more than making sure not to offend disabled ...

Stella Young, a disabled comedian and writer, once said that she wanted to live in a world “where we don’t have such low expectations of disabled people that we are congratulated for getting out of ...

The term ableism is gaining momentum. For instance, the National Institutes of Health is now calling for research on the effects of ableism on disabled people's health. But what does ableism actually ...

To the casual observer, I look pretty “normal.” If you catch me walking down the street, you probably can’t tell I’m in pain, probably dizzy, a little more reliant on my maps app than I should have to ...

In early 1990, the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act was stalling in Congress. After years and years of grassroots lobbying to pass legislation that would ensure civil rights protections for ...

Teen Anna Landre has felt more discrimination from ableism than from sexism. This story is part of Teen Voices’ Girl Fuse series, featuring stories by and about girls with disabilities.