This page is dedicated to providing resources from SUNY Delhi, local, and national organizations for people with physical, learning, psychological, medical, and other disabilities. Because of the nature of the guide, we will start off by defining ableism:
Ableism: A system of superiority and discrimination that provides or denies resources, agency, and dignity based on one’s abilities (mental/intellectual, emotional, and/or physical.) Ableism depends on a binary, and benefits able-bodied people at the expense of disabled people. Like other forms of oppression, ableism operates on individual, institutional and cultural levels.
References:
Glossary. (n.d.). The Anti-Violence Project. https://www.antiviolenceproject.org/glossary/
