PO237: Ableism in Schools: Prevalence and Impact Among Students With Disabilities

  • PMD: 5,10
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 3: Promoting Safe and Positive Schools

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the prevalence of disability stigma, ableism, and ableist microaggressions in schools among students with disabilities;
  2. gain knowledge on how current high school students with disabilities are being impacted by disability stigma and ableist microaggressions; and
  3. acquire strategies to help students with disabilities feel safer and more supported by recognizing and responding to instances of ableism in schools.

Description

Learn about the experiences of high school students with disabilities and how their teachers and peers have made them feel about their disability status while at school.

Presenter(s)

Mary K. Humphreys, Gateway Community Charters

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