Blog #9

 Good Morning everyone and welcome back to my blog!

       Today is a reflection post about Ablism in education and how we can eliminate it as future teachers? In the article " ​"Eliminating Ableism in Education" is an article by Thomas Hehir.  Hehir defines ablism as "the devaluation of disability" leading to societal attitudes uncritically. He highlights how we diminish people with disabilities without being aware. Such as speaking instead of signing in a classroom. For example, a student who has a hearing impairment is given an aid. Although this is beneficial for the student, we devalue the student by not giving additional training to the main student teacher. These assumptions also lower the job rate for a person who has a disability because of the lack of training. We "assume" a child cannot do an activity because of their disability which is unfortunate. 

    I want to reflect on this reading back to the best class I ever took in high school. This class included me in a special education classroom, to both help the students but also learn how to educate them. Not only did I learn many helpful tricks to help a child with special needs, but I also learned about first person language. This basically is putting the person before the disability because the disability/impairment does not define them. It does not restrict them from any activity just need a little extra support to get there! I think it is so important to be involved in a special education classroom to adapt our teaching to fit every child's needs. 


Thank you,


Emily Medeiros

Comments

Audrey P said…
Very well done. Love your Image!!
April 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Emma Reyes said…
Hi Emily! This is a great reflection on Hehir's article! Your point about the importance of training for general education teachers is spot-on. It's not enough to just provide aids; we need to equip educators to fully support all students. And I love that you brought up person-first language – it's such a simple but powerful way to shift our perspective.
April 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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