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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: Disabling Ableism | Hello TEDx
Description: Welcome back to "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast"What is ableism?Medicalnewstoday.com defines ableism as “...bias, prejudice, and discrimination against people with disabilities. It hinges on the idea that people with disabilities are less valuable than non-disabled people.” Ableism has been present Alycia's entire life.Ableism came from the moment she was born, along with her twin sister. Doctors recommended she be placed in long term care, hospitals and not given the surgeries that she needed when she was born.Alycia describes ableism as "the thief in th...