A note on systemic ableism
Photo by KEHN HERMANO
Ableism prioritizes behaviors that society recognizes as “normal.”
This is when the ways of doing things work for common abilities.
- Most people do not see in the dark, so cities have street lights.
- If most people were blind, street lights would not be a common accommodation.
When ableist norms are in place, some people’s strengths don’t have room to come out.