Now we will be moving forward to a less controversial topic I hope Ableism. It is fair to say that everyone is subject to Ableism depending on their life circumstances or life events. So, moving forward I want you to think of Ableism as another added layer of oppression than what we have already covered so far.
So, think about this-
- What does it mean to be a person of colors and have a disability versus a person who is white with a disability?
- What does it mean to have health insurance in a middle-class full-time job and have a disability versus being an uninsured immigrant with a disability?
- What does it mean being a woman and have a child and how that might be perceived as a disability versus a man?
Think about all those different perspectives as we get into this idea of ableism. Again, I want you to think of Ableism as an added layer- intersectionality. For your discussion, post-I am going to ask you to pick a disability- and you can think about and share your imagination on how you think it will be like. Make sure to mention social identities such as race, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and how these may influence the context in which you may experience your disability.