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What Body Acceptance Means to Me as a Disabled Woman

By Erica Mones — 2020

Internalized ableism occurs when disabled people internalize stigmatizing messages in society, like the low expectations that are often placed on those with disabilities. These expectations usually present in two ways. Disabled people are made to feel that we shouldn't go to work or school, or we're called "inspirational" simply for existing.

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A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

At other parks, she said: “I feel alone because nobody wants to play with me. They think I’m weird. When I come here, everybody wants to play with me.

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Tina Rosenberg
2017
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How to Emotionally Cope with Having Disabilities

Having a disability can be really hard, but there are many ways to accept your circumstance. In this article, you’ll learn how to cope with having disabilities.

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Wikihow Contributors
2022
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When the World Shut Down, They Saw It Open

For some of the 61 million Americans with disabilities, the ability to work, learn and socialize from home has been an unexpected expansion of possibility.

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Zoe Beery
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How Does Acquiring a New Disability Affect Mental Health?

There’s no right or wrong trajectory for adapting to disability.

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s.e. smith
2018
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The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball

The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.

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David Davis
2020
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Free the Nippleless! From Ourselves and the Shame of Living in a Society that Rarely Acknowledges Us

For women like me who lose our nipples to breast cancer, learning to love our changed bodies can be a journey.

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Jessica Zucker
2021
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What Is Well-Being? Definition, Types, and Well-Being Skills

Want to grow your well-being? Here are the skills you need.

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Tchiki Davis
2019
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How to Improve Your Psychological Well-Being

Your emotional health is key to a happy life.

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Amy Morin
2020
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4 Steps to Achieve a Sense of Belonging

Through the years, I have learned ways to manage these people-pleasing tendencies, and feel more like myself. Here are four tips — if you find yourself feeling lonely — to achieve a greater sense of belonging.

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Elizabeth Su
2020
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