Sarah-Marie da Silva

Undergraduate, University of Hull

Title: Confronting Ableism in Biosciences: its history and how we can take positive steps towards disability inclusion 

Description : Ableism is society’s prejudice toward disabled people that is embedded in our society. Ableist thinking has a significant impact on the culture and structures of education. In this talk, biosciences education is used as a case study on how ableism’s history has a negative impact on disabled students today and suggest how educators can be more inclusive.