Teaching about disability: an ethical responsibility?
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: This paper claims that identifying, confronting, and changing ableist and oppressive views of disability through adult education is an ethical responsibility for educators. This can be construed as requiring changes to the kind of in‐service education currently provided for professionals in the fields of special education and disability support. It requires a context for both adult educators and students to examine and challenge their assumptions and participate in a process of change leading to the disestablishment of beliefs in ableist superiority. The paper illustrates the effect of some practices, which enable reflection and critique on ableist assumptions while promoting opportunities for disabled and non‐disabled people to get to know one another as both teachers and learners.
Author: Margaret A. McLean
Institution: University of Auckland
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1987565509