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5 MIN · Module

Avoiding educational ableism

Spot, and unlearn, the assumptions that exclude disabled learners.

It's the room, not the learner

Educational ableism shows up in small phrases and big policies. Six things to unlearn: 1. 'Inspirational' for ordinary tasks done by disabled people. 2. Designing for 'normal' learners and 'adjusting' for everyone else. 3. Asking disabled learners to disclose to access a basic right. 4. Speaking ABOUT a disabled person to their carer rather than to them. 5. Surprise ice-breakers…

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