Tag Archives: Ableism
Gatekeeping Through Ableism: A Fractured Calling
Danielle Gibbs Koenitzer contends that ableism in nursing education functions as a form of gatekeeping, which silences disabled voices, narrows the definition of who can be a nurse, and reinforces outdated ideals of competence and care.
Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Ethics and Practice
Andria Bianchi and Janet A. Vogt introduce their new book which investigates ethical issues in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autistic people in health care and in other social contexts.
Introducing: The Beautiful Unwanted
Chris Kaposy introduces his new book, The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir, and Bioethics.
Non-Directive Prenatal Counseling: A Myth Under the Shroud of Ableism
Stephanie H. Meredith details the findings from a study on the impact of bias on the provision of prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Impact Ethics 