Ep 1: Casual Ableism talks... Ableism

Casual Ableism talks...

Welcome to the first episode of Casual Ableism talks…The Podcast. In our first episode, Casual Ableism talks…ableism, we’ll be discussing what ableism is, the different types of ableism and examples of ableist comments and/or situations. This episode has been transcribed and is available to read as a blog post on our website, you can read it here: https://casualableism.com/podcast-casual-ableism-talks-ableism/ In this episode we’ve talked about what ableism is, the different types of ableism: • educational ableism, • workplace ableism, • hidden disability/invisible illness ableism, • internalised ableism • casual ableism. We've shared some examples of these different types of ableism that we face as disabled people and people with health conditions. Our social media initiative Casual Ableism is a platform where we share real life ableism experiences, experienced by real disabled or chronically ill people. It’s a safe space to have your voice heard, share your experience with others who know exactly what it’s like, and to also use these experiences to raise awareness and educate society about ableism. If you head over to the Casual Ableism Instagram account, then you can see so many different experiences of ableism that have been submitted to us. If you’d like to share an experience of ableism with us and have it posted on Casual Ableism’s Instagram, then head to the Google form link here, or go to CasualAbleism.com, to submit your experience. You can choose to be anonymous if you’d prefer, or we can tag you in the post, it’s completely up to you. We hope you’ve found this episode Casual Ableism talks…ableism useful. Q&A: What is the most surprising ableist comment or situation that you have experienced? Let us know in the episode Q&A or leave a comment over on our Instagram, Casual Ableism Talks Podcast. Thank you so much for listening to this episode. Don’t forget to follow us so you don’t miss any of our content. Bye!

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