Day 14: Ableism
One type of privilege often dismissed is the ability to navigate our physical surroundings and to participate in school and work without assistance. For 20% of Americans with physical and/or intellectual ‘disabilities’, this is not the case. This includes everyone from folks who need to use a wheelchair, are unable to walk long distances because of chronic health conditions, or wear hearing aids to people who need assistance with understanding a lecture or need a quiet space to take a test. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ableism is, “discrimination in favor of able-bodied people.”
MAIN CHALLENGE
I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/4/4/21204261/coronavirus-covid-19-disabled-people-disabilities-triage
SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What resonated with you today from today's challenge?
What are ways that you or someone you know has been impacted by ableism?