Just because casual ableism is deeply rooted in our language doesn’t mean we can’t change it.
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Picture no 1: has a yellow background with a pink shape on it. The text says “it’s time we talk about casual ableism”
pic no2: has a yellow background with one white and one pink speech bubble next to the headline which reads “casual ableism”. The text says “is when able-bodied people are considered the norm and people with disabilities are an afterthought in education, entertainment and accessibility of resources. you might think you’re susceptible to it, but it’s ingrained in every day language - here’s how you can check yourself”
Pic no3: has a pastel purple background and the headline “don’t use disabilities as an insult”. the text is written in two separate yellow ovals. The first one says: “Lame: refers to people with mobility problems, like difficulty walking or injured limbs” The second one says: “ Mongoloid is both racist and ableist. It comes from the belief that people with Down Syndrome look like people from Mongolia.”
Pic no4: has a light green background and the headline reads “disability metaphors are not adjectives or descriptors”. It has a yellow round shape in the background. Two white speech bubbles appear underneath it. The first one says: “I’m so OC i like my skincare arranged into a neat line” and has a little red X above it. The second speech bubble says “being organised isn’t the same as having OCD, girl”
Pic no5: has a pastel pink background and a round yellow shape being it’s headline which reads: “replacing ableist terms is easy”. Eight speech bubbles in two vertical rows are underneath it, each time an arrow points from the left bubble to the right. They say: “triggered -> upset, bipolar -> emotional, dumb -> uninformed, crazy -> unpredictable”
Pic no6: has a red background and says in white capital letters: “to anyone who needs to hear it-r*tard, in any context, is a slur. Any version of that word is offensive, hurtful and ableist” while offensive, hurtful and ableist are in yellow.
Pic no7: has a pastel purple background with a pastel pink shape on it. The headline reads: “what makes language abelist is negative connotation”. The text says: “it’s important that we get rid of that,but it’s also important not to infantilize actual disabled people. You can refer to them with the terms they use for themselves like disabled, autistic, blind, deaf - because that’s what they are and that’s okay”
Pic no8: has a pastel green background with a yellow shape on it. The text says: “just because casual ableism is deeply rooted in our language doesn’t mean we can’t change that. Take that extra step to unlearn it” while the second sentence is written in white capital letters.
