CONCEPT

Ableism is a type of discrimination wherein able-bodied persons are perceived as normal and superior to people with impairments, resulting in prejudice. Discrimination against disabled persons occurs in countries all over the world, and it manifests itself in individual, cultural, and institutional attitudes and actions, as well as the setup or dynamics of specific circumstances. Indeed, ableism is often viewed through the perspective of what constitutes normal ability, which influences attitudes, standards, and physical and social environments. As a result, people with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities are in the minority, and they may be treated differently than their peers. In the framework of eugenics, disabled people may face labeling, lowered expectations, and discrimination. These characteristics may lead disabled people to see ableism as their principal obstacle to community engagement, rather than their impairments. Our webpage is a campaign against ableism where we are going to impart our knowledge to people in order for them to not be involved in discriminating against other people’s features and we are also going to encourage those people who have been discriminated against to make a stand against those bullies.

MISSION

Our mission is to start something that would benefit people, especially those people with disabilities, we want to reach out to people in order for them to realize that making fun of those people who are disabled is not good at all and should be eliminated in our society, we should take care of those disabled people and that we should not outcast them in the society in order for them to feel that they are accepted, they are blessed, and they are loved.

VISION

Our vision lies toward people with disabilities so they will not be afraid and ashamed of who they are as an individual but instead that they will learn how to embrace themselves because the people in our community has no room for discrimination against these people and we can build a future where all of us are united despite our differences as human beings.

PURPOSE

Ableism is a sort of prejudice that has become common in our society. Our lack of comprehension of the realities of individuals with disabilities is the basis of ableism. Ableism is ingrained in our society’s perception of disabled persons. It is the concept that having a disability is viewed as a flaw rather than a unique characteristic. At its root, ableism is based on the belief that disabled people need to be ‘fixed,’ and it labels people based on their impairment. Ableism, like racism and sexism, labels entire groups of people as “less than,” and it contains damaging stereotypes, prejudices, and generalizations about persons with disabilities. The phrase has a tremendous impact on disability culture. Disabled people must acknowledge their worth. It is essential that they feel appreciated. To accomplish this, we must, as a society, abandon our ableist tendencies. Individuals with special needs are rejected and undervalued in certain areas due to a lack of accessibility. It is our job as a society to make places more accessible to everyone, even if it means simply raising awareness about ableism.

People with disabilities still confront significant challenges to social inclusion, equal opportunity, health and safety, and financial security, despite decades of progress against ableism. While some of the most apparent attempts to continue the struggle aim to change ableist habits and attitudes, the most destructive and persistent barriers that disabled people experience are still structural. Because ableism reinforces a negative perspective of disability, we should devote time, effort, and money to anti-ableism campaigns. Being non-disabled is shown as the ideal, while disability is portrayed as a flaw or anomaly. It is a sort of systemic oppression that affects both disabled persons and those perceived to be impaired by others. Like other forms of oppression, people are not always aware that they are thinking or acting in an ableist manner. This is because people, whether consciously or unconsciously, pick up on ableism from others. Implicit bias refers to bias that a person is ignorant of.

The social model assists us in identifying barriers that make life difficult for people with disabilities. When these barriers are removed, disabled people acquire more independence, choice, and power. However, bringing ableism to the attention of the public, wherever it occurs, is almost always a good idea. Certain societal obligations and positions, on the other hand, raise the stakes and compel a harsher response, and in order to take part in eliminating Ableism, we, students will be making a campaign against ableism. Advocating against ableism is vital because if we do not, who will? People with disabilities will continue to face prejudice from others unless we invest our efforts, time, and money in fighting ableism. Even though we are still students, this simple effort will contribute to eliminating ableism. If we continue to overlook ableism, people will start to think this is normal, making people ignorant of our society’s issue. As people nowadays often don’t realize what they’re saying is harmful, which is why with the help of our campaign, which will help people be aware of what they are saying. Even though we don’t know what kind of ripple effect our campaign will have, and even though it’s hard to start combatting ableism, it is so worth the effort, time, and money, because we’re taking a stand against what’s toxic. And that is what’s important.