Purpose
The purpose of this assignment, is to allow you to examine, analyze and share your perceptions of the experiences of people with disabilities, their portrayal in the public media, and some of the services provided to them. Each week’s fieldwork relates to the current or a recent topic discussed in class.
This week: This week you will have a small group chat about your awareness of disability & your ability privlidge.
Skills
The purpose of this assignment is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this course / in school / in this field / in professional life beyond school:
MLO #4.4: Discuss and analyze the complex interactions between disability, gender, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status and sexual orientation in shaping the identity of individuals with disabilities.
Knowledge
This assignment will also help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline:
- Course Objective 4: Explore the impact people with disabilities’ membership in multiple cultural groups, along with their individual and collective contribution to identity.
Tasks
1. Read Disability Affects All of Us
2. Read Ability Privilege versus Ableism. What is the Difference?
. Use the following questions to guide your discussion:
- How aware are you of disability around you?
- What is the implication of the language you use?
- Where do you see ableism?
- Consider your own privileges (yes, we all have them). How do they impact your perceptions of individuals with disabilities?
- Have you been guilty of ableism?
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