Living With Disabilites

First welcome to the Living With Disabilities, Advocacy website  and it's run by no other, Katrina Smith, who's a person with a Learning disability.   Today Living With Disabilities wants to talk about Ableism.   What's  Ableism? is discriminating against and being prejudiced against people who are disabled. The bottom line is treating someone unfairly because of their disability.   Living in a community as a person with a disability can be hard, in the sense of dealing with society, not everyone who works in the workplace is opened minded, towards people with disabilities.   Why does ableism matter?  Ableism matters because it builds barriers for people and stops them from participating in events out in society. What are these barriers?  1. inaccessibility  2. discrimination   3. Not willing to change  How to avoid formal ableism when communicating with a person with a disability, about their disability. 1. focus on their ability first. 2. They are a person. * Not their di

First, if you are a newcomer and have stumbled upon this article,  this is the Living With Disabilities, Advocacy website and it's run by no other, Katrina Smith, who's a person with a Learning disability. Secondly, welcome back to the returning readers to the Disability 102 Cash course into the disabled world . Like, in the first Crash course, Disability 101 Crash course into the disabled world . Living With Disabilities, asked for everyone to take a few minutes of reflection (Meditation), Clear out any  thoughts that may be negative, and open your mind to a better understanding of what you are about to take in. (Meditational music could be found on the sidebar of the website, A Touch of Zen by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey, from Purple Planet Music.)   Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey   Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey Do feel free to take down any notes  that you get from this article, there is no right or wrong in taking notes. Your notes are for you and you only.          Living