Ally
Who can be an ally?
E’erbody
Who can be ableist?
E’erbody
How are people identified as disabled?
Identification for themselves specific medical diagnosis or cultural group
What does the T mean?
T stands for training
What is the definition in Ally?
A process of a series of actions and approaches that attempt to recognize and challenge forms of oppression.
What is the definition of ableism?
A set of assumptions and practices promoting the differential or unequal treatment of people because of actual or presumed non-typical functioning.
What is the definition of disability?
Understood to arise from the interaction between a persons health condition or impairment in the multitude of influencing factors in their environment.
The How can you recognize and represent in the disabled community?
Work to aggressively cataract, ableism, insure representation of disabled people across educational and practice context and amplified disabled voices
Who is responsible for allyship in healthcare?
People in healthcare
Who does ableism effect?
Individuals with chronic illnesses, psychiatric impairments, physical impairments, and internalized ableism.
How do disabled people experience disability?
Different ways, depending on other aspects of their identity and live experience
Does it mean when it talks about attendance and action?
Attend disability, justice and culture events act on petitions letters to legislator and protest and demand accessible practices
How can you practice allyship daily?
Continually checking assumptions about what informs your views about disability and ability.
What is NOT ableism?
Only directed at bodies/minds with physical impairments/ and “apparent” differences
What is NOT disability?
A straight or a tribute of the individual rather disability is experienced as a result of levels of structural oppression based on ideologies of disability
What does calling to account mean?
Ack desire for collective growth and providing supportive space to make mistakes and learn directly challenging words or behaviors that are actively harmful to others
Name three ways allyship is practiced in the disability community.
1.) listening to disabled people stories
2.) Educating yourself about disability and current issues
3.) Checking assumptions about who is non-disabled/disabled
4.) Challenging cultural narratives that reinforce ideas of normality
5.) identifying and challenging ableist terminology
Life
When it comes to disabled people, what does society fail to do?
Recognize differences and functioning of the body/mind as both natural and neutral
Will you integrate this information into your daily lives?
YES!