Understanding professional bias, ableism and the impact on disability
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
No one builds their lives on remediated weaknesses. Yet our systems for disability center primarily on remediation of weakness.A paradigm shift to a strength based model that interrogates the educational, practice and research systems we work in will be proposed. This lecture will draw upon research and literature from the fields of positive psychology, disability justice and well-being that centers the voice of advocates.