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Ableism is prejudice against people with a disability.{{citation needed}} | Ableism is prejudice against people with a disability.{{citation needed}} | ||
{{Quote box|source=Pippa Stacey, Huffington Post|We unfortunately live in a society that continually splits the disabled community into two camps: the inspirational superheroes, 'overcoming' their 'limitations' to climb mountains and win Paralympic medals, and The Rest: the ones seen as benefits scroungers, as the ones 'who don’t help themselves' | {{Quote box|source=Pippa Stacey, Huffington Post|We unfortunately live in a society that continually splits the disabled community into two camps: the inspirational superheroes, 'overcoming' their 'limitations' to climb mountains and win Paralympic medals, and The Rest: the ones seen as benefits scroungers, as the ones 'who don’t help themselves,' the ones who are a drain on society.<ref name="Undefeatable">{{citation|last=Stacey|first= Pippa||author-link =Pippa Stacey|date=Oct 1, 2018|title=I Sometimes Feel Defeated by My Chronic Illness|url= https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/disability-undefeatable_uk_5d921745e4b0019647ac4b29|newspaper=Huffington Post|location= |access-date=|title =I Sometimes Feel Defeated by My Chronic Illness}}</ref>}} | ||
==Interviews and blogs== | ==Interviews and blogs== | ||
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Ableism is prejudice against people with a disability.[citation needed]
We unfortunately live in a society that continually splits the disabled community into two camps: the inspirational superheroes, 'overcoming' their 'limitations' to climb mountains and win Paralympic medals, and The Rest: the ones seen as benefits scroungers, as the ones 'who don’t help themselves,' the ones who are a drain on society.[1]
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Pippa Stacey, Huffington Post
Interviews and blogs
- I Sometimes Feel Defeated by My Chronic Illness - Pippa Stacey
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References
- ↑ Stacey, Pippa (October 1, 2018), "I Sometimes Feel Defeated by My Chronic Illness", Huffington Post Cite has empty unknown parameter:
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