{"id":1856,"date":"2025-12-18T17:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1856"},"modified":"2026-02-01T22:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:13:55","slug":"ableism","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/chapter\/ableism\/","title":{"raw":"Reframing Disability","rendered":"Reframing Disability"},"content":{"raw":"<!-- Key Takeaways -->\r\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #009A44;background-color: #f8fffb;padding: 1em;margin-bottom: 2em\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2025\/01\/noun-key-7464013-300x300.png\" alt=\"key icon\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"alignright\" \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"color: #005c29;font-weight: bold\">Key Terms: Reframing Disability<\/h3>\r\nThe following key terms are used throughout this module and linked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/back-matter\/glossary\/\">glossary<\/a>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"674\"]Ableism[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"710\"]Impairment[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"659\"]Social Model of Disability[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"1885\"]Disability Rights Framework[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"684\"]Disability Justice[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"687\"]Intersectionality[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong>[pb_glossary id=\"779\"]Medicalized Racism[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #7474C1;background-color: #f6f6fb;padding: 1em;margin-bottom: 2em\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2025\/01\/noun-video-7467494-300x300.png\" alt=\"Video icon.\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"alignright\" \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"color: #424294;font-weight: bold\">Media Moment<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Time: 5 minutes, 8 seconds<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis module invites you to notice how disability is framed in everyday care.\r\n\r\nEngage with Patty Berne and Stacey Milburn, the co-founders of the disability justice group Sins Invalid, as they describe the social model, which we will learn about later in this module.\r\n\r\nWatch the following video here, access it at the link below, or the transcript.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7r0MiGWQY2g[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7r0MiGWQY2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Body Doesn't Oppress Me, Society Does<\/a>\r\n\r\n<span>[h5p id=\"38\"]<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Activity Box -->\r\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #004c9b;background-color: #f6faff;padding: 1em;margin-bottom: 2em\">\r\n<h3 style=\"color: #004c9b;font-weight: bold\">Activity<\/h3>\r\nThe following questions invite you to reflect on key ideas and examples from the discussion between Patty Berne and Stacey Milburn.\r\n<code>[h5p id=\"93\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n","rendered":"<p><!-- Key Takeaways --><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #009A44;background-color: #f8fffb;padding: 1em;margin-bottom: 2em\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2025\/01\/noun-key-7464013-300x300.png\" alt=\"key icon\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #005c29;font-weight: bold\">Key Terms: Reframing Disability<\/h3>\n<p>The following key terms are used throughout this module and linked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/back-matter\/glossary\/\">glossary<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-674\">Ableism<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-710\">Impairment<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-659\">Social Model of Disability<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-1885\">Disability Rights Framework<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-684\">Disability Justice<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-687\">Intersectionality<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1782\"><strong><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"1856-779\">Medicalized Racism<\/button><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"border-left: 6px solid #7474C1;background-color: #f6f6fb;padding: 1em;margin-bottom: 2em\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2025\/01\/noun-video-7467494-300x300.png\" alt=\"Video icon.\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #424294;font-weight: bold\">Media Moment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time: 5 minutes, 8 seconds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This module invites you to notice how disability is framed in everyday care.<\/p>\n<p>Engage with Patty Berne and Stacey Milburn, the co-founders of the disability justice group Sins Invalid, as they describe the social model, which we will learn about later in this module.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the following video here, access it at the link below, or the transcript.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"My Body Doesn&#39;t Oppress Me, Society Does\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7r0MiGWQY2g?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7r0MiGWQY2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Body Doesn&#8217;t Oppress Me, Society Does<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-38\">\n<div 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Does\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-674\" hidden><p>A network of beliefs, processes and practices that produce a particular kind of self and body that becomes the normative standard, or the \"species typical.\" (Kumari-Campbell, 2021). Can also refer to discrimination or prejudice against disabled people (see also: \"disableism\").<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-710\" hidden><p>Functional differences, such as sensory or physical differences, for example seeing differently or moving differently.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-659\" hidden><p>A perspective that sees disability as a result of barriers in society, not an individual deficit, and focuses on removing those barriers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-1885\" hidden><p>An approach that addresses disability-based discrimination through legal protections, policy interventions, and rights-based mechanisms.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-684\" hidden><p>A grassroots movement that advocates for the rights, dignity, and inclusion of disabled people, focusing on intersectionality and collective justice.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-687\" hidden><p>The idea that people\u2019s unique lived experiences are influenced by multiple intersecting factors and identities, including race, gender, class, and disability.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"1856-779\" hidden><p>The historical and contemporary forms of structural violence directed towards Indigenous, Black and other racialized people through the institution, policy and practice of medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":408,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1856","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":57,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/408"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1912,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1856\/revisions\/1912"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/57"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1856\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1856"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1856"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}