{"id":432,"date":"2025-01-30T03:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/?post_type=chapter&p=432"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:46:30","slug":"more-to-explore3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/accessiblehealthcare\/chapter\/more-to-explore3\/","title":{"raw":"More to Explore: Case Studies in Ableism","rendered":"More to Explore: Case Studies in Ableism"},"content":{"raw":"The resources below are provided as optional case studies for readers who wish to further explore how ableism operates in everyday life and healthcare contexts.\r\n\r\nFeel free to also return to the examples of how medicalization shapes social policy, citizenship, and systems of care in Module 2<\/a>. Consider how the examples from Module 2 also reflect ableist legacies in Canadian society.\r\n

Ableism: An Everyday Example<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
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Reflection Moment<\/h3>\r\nLet's examine an everyday example of ableism. As Kumari-Campbell states, ableism is not only targeted at disabled people. Ableism can be directed at anyone: Vietnam: Outrage at student height requirement<\/a>.\r\n\r\nRead the article about the decision by the School of Management and Business at Vietnam National University to place height requirements for entry into some of its programs.\r\n\r\nWhy might business schools place a height requirement for admission? How does this relate to ableism?\r\n\r\nHow might Eurocentric<\/a> ideals about the body inform this policy? What does this tell us about the relationship between ableism and colonialism<\/a>?\r\n\r\nConsider how the height requirement ties together assumptions around height, capacity, business and management acumen, and economic prosperity.\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"47\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Ableism: Vulnerability and Control<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\"Community\r\n
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From the Community<\/h3>\r\nAs you engage with the clip below, consider how Nafisah\u2019s experiences of blindness reflect broader ableist assumptions about vulnerability and control.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/Arf1mpXZ_VM?si=SG7-wUQamerOGBTH[\/embed]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"57\"]<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Reflection Moment<\/h3>\r\nAssess your relationship to ableism.\r\n\r\nCan you think about how dis\/ableism permeates your own profession and\/or the educational pathway you\u2019ve followed?\r\n\r\nHow do you think dis\/ableism could impact Nafisah's experience in healthcare. For more on this, follow Ben's story in the Enabling Accessible Healthcare Documentary.<\/a>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"47\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Medical Racism in Canadian Healthcare Contexts<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
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Media Moment<\/h3>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\nTime: 2 minutes, 48 seconds<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis short CityNews Montr\u00e9al segment offers a Canadian example of how systemic racism operates within healthcare institutions, reinforcing many of the dynamics discussed in this module.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/mFzKFdyZtcE?si=-SUCnSwvctotufbH[\/embed]\r\n\r\nSystemic Racism in Quebec Health Care | CityNews Montr\u00e9al<\/a>\r\n[h5p id=\"41\"]<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

The resources below are provided as optional case studies for readers who wish to further explore how ableism operates in everyday life and healthcare contexts.<\/p>\n

Feel free to also return to the examples of how medicalization shapes social policy, citizenship, and systems of care in Module 2<\/a>. Consider how the examples from Module 2 also reflect ableist legacies in Canadian society.<\/p>\n

Ableism: An Everyday Example<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\"Question<\/p>\n

Reflection Moment<\/h3>\n

Let’s examine an everyday example of ableism. As Kumari-Campbell states, ableism is not only targeted at disabled people. Ableism can be directed at anyone: Vietnam: Outrage at student height requirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the article about the decision by the School of Management and Business at Vietnam National University to place height requirements for entry into some of its programs.<\/p>\n

Why might business schools place a height requirement for admission? How does this relate to ableism?<\/p>\n

How might Eurocentric<\/a> ideals about the body inform this policy? What does this tell us about the relationship between ableism and colonialism<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Consider how the height requirement ties together assumptions around height, capacity, business and management acumen, and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n

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