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Read more about the article Ableism at the County Fair

Ableism at the County Fair

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 16, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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Last week, I received an email from Amber, who has three kids, including Cal*, her son with a rare genetic difference. Amber is also my unbelievably talented and faithful social…

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Read more about the article Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?

Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 3, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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I recently opened my Instagram inbox and found a DM from one of you. I love receiving your questions about all sorts of things—parenting, disability, faith. This is one I…

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Read more about the article What Casual Discrimination Looks Like

What Casual Discrimination Looks Like

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 24, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Chris Hinds, a Denver city councilman who uses a wheelchair, was asked to hoist himself onto a debate stage last week because the stage was inaccessible to him. When I…

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Read more about the article What Is a Disabled Life Worth?

What Is a Disabled Life Worth?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 16, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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What is a disabled life worth? Every so often, people accidentally say the thing out loud. In this case, it was the Democratic Committee Chair for a city in Massachusetts.…

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Read more about the article Is John 5 Ableist?

Is John 5 Ableist?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 8, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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I'm grateful for questions from readers, and here's a question asking how to teach John 5 in a way that isn't ableist: Question: Is John 5 ableist? How do I…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is an inspiration.

False Message: Disability is an inspiration.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 2, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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Disability is NOT an inspiration. FALSE MESSAGE: Disability is an inspiration to make other people feel good. WHERE THIS FALSE MESSAGE SHOWS UP:  Books. Magazines. TV shows. Advertisements.  In the…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a joke to be laughed at.

False Message: Disability is a joke to be laughed at.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 25, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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Images, words, and attitudes all shape our implicit impressions of people with disabilities, and many of those words and images create false understandings. We’ve looked at two of these false…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 19, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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When it comes to disability, we receive many erroneous and incomplete messages from the media and popular culture. Here’s the second of four false messages we receive about disability. FALSE…

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Read more about the article S5 E20 | Disability Belongs in Church with Dr. Amy Kenny

S5 E20 | Disability Belongs in Church with Dr. Amy Kenny

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 31, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Podcast
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While Jesus welcomed the disabled, the poor, and the outcast, Christian communities are often spaces of exclusion. Dr. Amy Kenny is a disabled scholar, a Shakespeare Lecturer, and the author…

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Read more about the article Ableism: 3 Reasons Why I Don’t Use That Term

Ableism: 3 Reasons Why I Don’t Use That Term

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 16, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I think it’s important to use language with intention and care. I think language reflects reality, but I also think language can shape reality. For me, the shift from calling…

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