Ability and Disability

We are one for all in Albemarle.

It’s our ongoing commitment to recognize, educate and break down barriers of inequity and exclusion regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, culture, gender, sexual orientation, ability/disability, socioeconomic status, and more.

The 21-Day Equity Challenge is designed to bring awareness to the challenges and opportunities of equity for groups within our community. Thank you for exploring this topic!

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Challenge Items

Terms to Know

Disability: broadly defined as the interaction of physical, psychological, intellectual, and socioemotional differences or impairments with the social environment (World Health Organization, 2001)

Ableism: stereotyping, prejudicial attitudes, discriminatory behavior, and social oppression toward people with disabilities that inhibit the rights and well-being of people with disabilities, which is currently the largest minority group in the United States (APA, 2021b; Bogart & Dunn, 2019).

Digital Equity/Access: Digital equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy. Digital equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services. (National Digital Inclusion Alliance)