In the article “Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice,” activist Keith Jones remembers the bias and deficit-based approach he experienced in school: “Being Black and a child with cerebral palsy, or ‘crippled’ as I was called, neither I nor my classmates were expected to put forth any effort to learn. So, little effort was spent on teaching us.” Now, Jones, a leader within the disability rights movement, advocates for disability representation in the broader social justice struggle, including in education because “we can’t have inclusive schools without disability-inclusive spaces and accommodations for learning.”
- Subject:
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Higher Education
- Special Education
- Material Type:
- Homework/Assignment
- Primary Source
- Reading
- Reference Material
- Author:
- Learning For Justice
- COURTNEY WAI
- Date Added:
- 07/26/2023