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Disability Bingo We hear so many annoying and unpleasant things as physically disabled people. Wouldn’t to be nice if we could leap to our feet (or fall out of our chairs) and yell: ‘BINGO!’ This body of literature is so vast and rich, we decided to divide it into categories for easy reference: Source: haddayr.livejournal.com/604179.html […]

The internalization of messages of superiority. In the story, it was clear that the three-eyed people believed that their bodies were better, more attractive, and more normal than yours. As was evident in the interactions, they set every aspect of what was considered normal in that society. These norms not only included the layout and

A second related ideology is that of equal opportunity. This is the idea 134 that in today’s world, people are no longer prejudiced, social injustice is in the past, and everyone has the same opportunities. In fact, many dominant group members believe that society has swung the needle past center to the opposite end and

internal and attitudinal dimensions we will discuss below. Privilege has the following invisible internal and attitudinal effects: The belief that your group has the right to its position The internalization of messages of your group’s superiority The lack of humility that results from your limited knowledge of the minoritized group The invisibility of your privilege

Internal and Attitudinal Dimensions of Privilege Imagine that you have lived your life in a small, gated community. You are surrounded by family and friends and overall live a happy and healthy 131 life. One day the gates open and you are told that you must venture out and make your way in the larger

  Common Subjective Evaluations of Child Behavior Source: Thomas Armstrong as cited in Jawanza Kunjufu, Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education (2005), p. 10. Notice how one’s preconceived attitudes toward the child shape which characteristics are attributed to him, and in turn, his schooling experiences and outcomes. Students of Color and Indigenous students are

The construction of what’s normal and abnormal by the dominant group. In Chapter 3 we introduced the concept of social construction using the example of sex and gender. In the context of ability, there is a similar process of social construction. For example, while it is true that biological variance among humans exists, the meanings

The integration of dominant group norms into the structures of 125 society The construction of what’s normal and not-normal by the dominant group The invisibility of privilege for the dominant group The integration of group-based norms into the structures of society. As we explained in Chapter 5, oppression is a deeply embedded system that operates

External and Structural Dimensions of Privilege 124 Are you left-handed? If so, you may notice how left-handed people are marginalized by social norms: the desks in classrooms, the shape of scissors, the locations of buttons on carry-on handles, a camera’s shutter release button, and even the standard way one is taught to strum a guitar

What Is Privilege? The academic definition of privilege used in critical social justice may be different from how our readers know the word in everyday usage. Consider by way of analogy how most people use the word average to mean ordinary. In contrast, mathematicians would use the term average to specifically describe the mean, median,