Confronting Ableism

Autor/in	Hehir, Thomas
Titel	Confronting Ableism
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 64 (2007) 5, S.8-14 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Negative Attitudes; Assistive Technology; Special Education; Educational Opportunities; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Definitions; Student Needs; Special Needs Students; Inclusive Schools; Mainstreaming; Learning Disabilities; Emotional Disturbances; Academic Standards; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Negative Fixierung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Begriffsbestimmung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Gefühlsstörung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Society's pervasive negative attitude about disability--which the author terms ableism--often makes the world an unwelcoming and inaccessible place for disabled people. An abelist perspective asserts that it is preferable for a child to read print rather than Braille, walk rather than use a wheelchair, spell independently rather than use a spell-checker, read written text rather than listen to a book on tape, and be friends with nondisabled kids rather than with other disabled kids. Ableist assumptions harm students when the education services they receive focus on their disability. To counter ableist assumptions, Hehir recommends that educators base special education decisions on the following definition of the purpose of special education: minimizing the impact of disability and maximizing the opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in schooling and the community. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10