“Navigating ableist situations is like traversing the muckiest mud pit. Ableism runs so deep in our society that most ableists don't recognize their actions as ableist. They coat ableism in sweetness, then expect applause for their "good" deeds. Attempts to explain the ableism behind the "good deeds" get brushed aside as sensitive, angry, and ungrateful.” DisabilityInclusionAccessibilityCondescendingAbleismAbleist Book:Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law Source: Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
“Somehow, someway, I'm going to create a community of people who believed that disability itself is not a barrier; the biggest barriers are social, physical, and digital.” DisabilityAccessibilityAbleism Book:Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law Source: Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law