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Creating anInclusive CommunityAllyship and Solidarity Lesson[Image description: Dark reddish purples ilhouette of a young wom a n holding aba ckpa ck a nd books . Office of theEduca tion Om buds ’ ora nge logo is to thebottom right.]

What is ableism?Discrimination against peoplewith disabilities and the mindsetthat there is one best way for ourbodies and minds to work.Ableism can be in harmful words,actions, or environmentalsettings.Image description: A cartoon of a whiteperson using a wheelchair sitting at thebottom of stairs next to a sign that says,“Way in (with an arrow pointing to the topof the stairs), everyone welcome!”

What is allyship?Taking an active stanceagainst discrimination andinterrupting prejudicebetween peopleImage description: Three Black and disabled folx (anon-binary person holding a cane, a woman sitting ina power wheelchair, and a woman sitting in a chair)looking seriously at the camera while a rainbow prideflag drapes on the wall behind them.Photo credit: Disabled and Here Project

What is solidarity?Communities workingtogether against individualand systemic discriminationwith the common goal that allpeople are treated withdignity and respectImage description: Torso level photo of three Blackand disabled folx (a non-binary person holding a cane,a woman in a power wheelchair, and a woman on afolding chair) raising their fists on the sidewalk in frontof a white wall.Photo credit: Disabled and Here Project

What is inclusion?Intentionally building acommunity in which eachperson has access, canfully participate, andbelongs as a valuedmember.Image description: 3 disabled Asian Americans, MiaMingus, Alice Wong and Sandy Ho (from left toright). Mia is wearing glasses and large hoopearrings. Alice is wearing a brightly colored scarf andan army-camouflage-print jacket. She is wearing amask over her nose with a tube for her Bi-Papmachine. Sandy has wavy short hair and is wearinga black sweater. Behind them is a concrete wall witha door. On the top against a white background inblack text: “ACCESS IS LOVE” in white. The “O” in“LOVE” is a red heart.

Ableism is not a list of badwords . La ngua ge is *one* toolof a n oppres s ive s ys tem . Beinga wa re of la ngua ge -- for thos eof us who ha ve the privilege ofbeing a ble to cha nge ourla ngua ge -- ca n help usunders ta nd how perva s ivea bleis m is .[Image description: An Asian, non-binary personsmiling wearing glasses, and a plaid shirt under ablack blazer.]Autistic Hoya, 2018-- Lydia X.Z. Brown

Annie Elainey: “Casual Ableist Language”

Discussion: What are some examples ofableism you saw in the video? What are ways that you caninterrupt ableism? What did you learn from thisvideo?Image description: A YouTube still of a LatinxYouTuber with short pink hair, glasses, redlipstick, and a flannel shirt. The caption at thebottom of the page says “I’m sorry, I can get sobipolar sometimes.”

Is this inclusive?YESNO[Image description: A green thumbs up hand is positioned above a box that says “YES” in black writing.To the right of the green hand is a red thumbs down hand positioned above a box that says “NO.”]

A[Image description: Blue“Public Restroom” sign witharrows going left and right.Below in parentheses, itreads “B.Y.O.P.”]B[Image description: A white womanusing a wheelchair struggles to reachthe faucet in a public restroom]C[Image description: A person usinga motorized wheelchair goes downa very crowded aisle in asupermarket]

A[Image description: Aconcrete ramp lays on topof a flight of stone outdoorstairs]BC[Image description: A rampartistically cuts through a flight ofconcrete stairs outdoors][Image description: Two thin,metal strips serve as amakeshift ramp with a flightof concrete,outdoor stairsbetween them.]

[Image description: Anaccessible metal doorswitch with a blue imageof a person using awheelchair is above thewords in blue: “Push toopen”.][Image description: Astill from the televisionshow Felix the Catdisplays closedcaptioning at thebottom. CC states,“Good work, Goldie.Keep it up!”.][Imagedescription:Black, noisecanceling overear headphoneswith “Philips”written on it.][Image description: An emptystreet with a white, paintedcrosswalk. Curb cuts withyellow bumps are on eitherside of the street.]

[Image description: A comic of thedoors outside of a red brick schoolbuilding on a snowy day. The ramp andstairs are covered in snow. A whiteman in a green winter hat, red coat,yellow gloves, blue snow pants, andbrown snowshoes holding a shovel isshoveling snow. A blonde white boy inan orange hat and coat sits in a bluewheelchair next to a group of kidswearing different colored snow gear.The boy using the wheelchair says tothe man,“Could you please shovel theramp?” The man responds, “All theseother kids are waiting to use the stairs.When I get through shoveling them off.Then I will clear the ramp for you.” Theboy responds, “But if you shovel theramp, we can all get in!”]

Is this inclusive?YESNO[Image description: A green thumbs up hand is positioned above a box that says “YES” in black writing.To the right of the green hand is a red thumbs down hand positioned above a box that says “NO.”]

She’s crazy! Ica n’t believes he did tha t.[Image description: A light yellow smiley face has two speech bubbles and one thought bubble. The speechbubbles say “Ugh, school is so lame” and “Your acting so autistic!” The thought bubble says “She’s crazy! Ican’t believe she did that.”]

Comic Strip ActivityImage description: Pop art graphics of orange, pink, and blue comic strip speech bubbles

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brown snowshoes holding a shovel is shoveling snow. A blonde white boy in an orange hat and coat sits in a blue wheelchair next to a group of kids wearing different colored snow gear. The boy using the wheelchair says to the man,“Could you please shovel the ramp?” The man respo