Glossary
- Ableism
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Discrimination and prejudice against people with disabilities or people who are perceived as disabled. That is, treating someone differently on the basis of disability or perceived disability.
- mental models
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a template or assumption that a person uses to help them quickly understand the world
- Structural / systemic / institutionalized ableism
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Ableist narratives, practices, and world views that are so much a part of what people accept as normal that they typically go unnoticed or are presumed as facts of reality.
- theoretical foundation
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an explanation of how something works
