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July 17, 2025
Cartoon graphic of a man sitting at a desk typing on a laptop. Around him are four text bubbles coming from various directions reading, "He Doesn't Look Disabled" and "His Coworkers are so patient" and "He didn't melt down this time" and "What's wrong with him".
By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager, Creative Spirit In today’s world, the idea that slurs or insults are not simply words, but can have real, lasting consequences, is often trivialized as an overreaction, hypersensitivity, or “political correctness”. In reality, this is far from the case, as ableism can cause real, lasting harm. This is especially true...