The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) states that: ““Ableism” refers to attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of persons with disabilities.” 

• Academic Ableism is the title of and key concept discussed in a book authored by Dr. Jay Dolmage - teaching faculty at the University of Waterloo. The book is open access.  

• Dr. Dolmage challenges staff and faculty to consider the ways in which accommodations are accessed and curriculum designed. The book asserts that if changes are not made to both, higher education will continue to promote ableist ideas of what it means to be a student in college or university. 

• An article in the Journal of Teaching & Learning Practice explores the importance of using anti-ableist pedagogies to among other things, promote the inclusion and belonging of disabled students and to challenge the exclusion of disabled students. Read the full article, Anti-ableist pedagogies in higher education: A systems approach.

Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.