Undoing Ableism

Undoing Ableism is a sourcebook for teaching about disability and anti-ableism in K-12 classrooms. Grounded in disability studies, critical pedagogy and social justice education, this book provides both rationale and strategies for inquiries that allow students to examine foundations of oppression.

Undoing Ableism is a sourcebook for teaching about disability and anti-ableism in K-12 classrooms. Conceptually grounded in disability studies, critical pedagogy, and social justice education, this book provides both a rationale as well as strategies for broad-based inquiries that allow students to examine social and cultural foundations of oppression, learn to disrupt ableism, and position themselves as agents of social change. Using an interactive style, the book provides tools teachers can use to facilitate authentic dialogues with students about constructed meanings of disability, the nature of belongingness, and the creation of inclusive communities.

"Undoing Ableism: Teaching about Disability in K-12 Classrooms by Susan Baglieri and Priya Lalvani is a necessary and critical book that will be particularly useful for educators in K-12 classrooms, teacher candidates, and instructors in higher education. The authors center ableism as a silent and often under-recognized discriminatory force operating in schools, providing theoretical and practical insights on how to understand and address ableism in schools." Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides, Book Review in Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners (Vol. 20, Issue 1) "Baglieri and Lalvani include pragmatic advice in each chapter, ranging from critical enquiry into prejudice against disabled people on tv-shows to suggestions for teachers on how to encourage their pupils to investigate accessibility in their own school environment. Additional reading recommendations abound in each chapter and the links provided to disability organisations and other resources are extremely helpful. Undoing Ableism could not be a more appropriate title for this learned book. For this reason, I consider it particularly suitable as an outstanding resource in the genre of continuous professional development, not only for teachers and head teachers but other professionals whose job it is to ensure that disabled pupils' needs are met and their rights to schooling are honoured." Claudia Gillberg, Book Review in Disability & Society, Jönköping University, Sweden

Autorentext

Susan Baglieri is Associate Professor of Special Education at Montclair State University

Priya Lalvani is Associate Professor of Inclusive Education at Montclair State University

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Why Teach About Disability and Ableism in K-12 Education?

Chapter 2. Foundations for Teaching About Disability and Ableism

Chapter 3. Teaching and Learning as Critical Inquiry

Chapter 4. Guidelines for Teaching Critical Inquiries on Disability and Ableism

Chapter 5. Exploring Meanings of Disability

Chapter 6. Understanding Ableism in Society

Chapter 7. History of Disability and Ableism

Chapter 8. The Emergence of Disability Rights Movements

Chapter 9. Disability Culture and Disability Pride

Chapter 10. Exploring Contemporary Perspectives on Disability Rights and Culture

Chapter 11. What Are Our Roles in Taking Action Against Ableism?

Chapter 12. Undoing Ableism with Critical Pedagogy