"Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally" Book Study (Summer, 2025)

Content
12 modules

Rating

Course length
15 hours

Instructor
Lisa Weier

Released
05 Apr 2025

Price
$0 - 50

Description

* This course is worth either 15 continuing education contact hours (CECH) or one graduate credit. 

 

People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But many of us—disabled and nondisabled alike—don’t know how to act, what to say, or how to be an ally to the disability community. What are the appropriate ways to think, talk, and ask about disability? Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues you need to know about, including:

Recognizing and avoiding ableism (discrimination toward disabled people)

Practicing good disability etiquette

Ensuring accessibility becomes your standard practice, from everyday communication to planning special events

Appreciating disability history and identity

Identifying and speaking up about disability stereotypes in media

 

Authored by celebrated disability rights advocate, speaker, and writer Emily Ladau, this practical, intersectional guide offers all readers a welcoming place to understand disability as part of the human experience.

 

Book: Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally By Emily Ladau

         ISBN-10: 1984858971
         ISBN-13: 978-1984858979

Website: https://emilyladau.com/ and https://www.theaccessiblestall.com/

 

 

Objectives

Participants will: 

  • identify at least three examples of ableism and explain how to avoid them in specific scenarios.

  • name at least three key events or figures in disability history and describe how these influence the modern disability rights movement.

  • develop a checklist of at least five accessibility practices to implement in daily communication and when planning special events.

     

Demystifying Disability — Alignment to Professional Teaching Domains

Domain

Connection to the Book

Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

Supports teachers in planning inclusive, accessible learning experiences by expanding understanding of disability, ableism, and universal design. Helps educators proactively consider the diverse needs of students with disabilities.

Domain 2: The Classroom Environment

Provides insight into how to create a physically and emotionally safe environment where students with disabilities feel respected, included, and valued. Helps educators foster belonging and challenge ableist norms in the classroom.

Domain 3: Instruction

Guides teachers in using inclusive language, adopting accessible practices, and making instructional materials and delivery more equitable for all learners. Encourages the integration of disability representation and perspective into the curriculum.

Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities

Encourages ongoing professional learning, self-reflection, and advocacy related to disability rights and inclusion. Supports collaboration with families, colleagues, and communities to better serve students with disabilities.

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Read First!
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Additional Resources
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Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally By Emily Ladau
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Podcast #1
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Introduction - Chapter 2
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Podcast #2
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Chapters 3 and 4
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Podcast #3
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Chapters 5 and 6
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Final Reflection and Completion
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