Ableism in the medical profession

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 12 Apr 2020 English Publisher:CMA Impact Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 192, pages E411-E412 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Shane, Neilson;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191597

pmid: 32392505

pmc: PMC7162445

Ableism in the medical profession

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Abstract

The term “ableism” can be defined as practices or policies that treat people with disabilities as if they were invisible, disposable and less than human, while taking for granted able-bodiedness as humanity’s default state.[1][1] Ableism is a force I have had to negotiate and resist all my

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Keywords

Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Medicine, Prejudice

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