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'''Ableism''' is "''a system that places value on people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence and productivity''." It determines who is valuable and worthy based on their appearance and/or ability to fulfill what society expects of them. - Talia A. Lewis <ref>https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/ableism-2020-an-updated-definition</ref> | '''Ableism''' is "''a system that places value on people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence and productivity''." It determines who is valuable and worthy based on their appearance and/or ability to fulfill what society expects of them. - Talia A. Lewis <ref>https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/ableism-2020-an-updated-definition</ref> | ||
==Examples of Ableism== | |||
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Ableism is "a system that places value on people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence and productivity." It determines who is valuable and worthy based on their appearance and/or ability to fulfill what society expects of them. - Talia A. Lewis [1]
Examples of Ableism
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