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(Un)Affirming Assimilation: Depictions Of Dis/Ability In Health Textbooks, Sherry L. Deckman, Ellie Futts Fulmer, Keely Kirby, Katharine Hoover, Abena Subira Mackall
(Un)Affirming Assimilation: Depictions Of Dis/Ability In Health Textbooks, Sherry L. Deckman, Ellie Futts Fulmer, Keely Kirby, Katharine Hoover, Abena Subira Mackall
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Purpose – In light of the systemic and pervasive nature of ableism and how ableist ideology structures – or limits – educational opportunities, this paper aims to contribute to the ongoing conversation within the field of multicultural education regarding how to meaningfully include dis/ability in K-12 curricula.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores how elementary and middle school health textbooks from two prominent publishers in the USA portray dis/ability through quantitative and qualitative content analysismethods of 1,468 images across texts.
Findings – Findings indicate that the majority of the textbook portrayals of dis/ability tacitly forward assimilationist ideals. Specifically, the textbooks assume …