Internalized ableism

The other day, my threenager was jumping off the couch to try to touch the ceiling (Have kids! they said. It’ll be fun! they said.) After a few failed attempts I said, “Good try, buddy, but you’re too short!” to which he immediately responded, “No, mama, the ceiling is too high.” And I have not […]

Feeling overwhelmed by internalized ableism? Here's what you can do to overcome it and start making self-love your new normal.

If you can relate, you're not alone.

Internalized ableism is body shaming crip shaming using disability as a bad word, using disability as a double edge sword that cuts deep into our own fears

Work on changing your mindset around disability. Disability is not a bad word. All it tells you is that this person deals with struggles in society.

Internalized ableism is when disabled people internalize society's mistreatment and misunderstanding of disabled people.