Ableist Microaggressions, Disability Characteristics, and Nondominant Identities

Authors

Melissa Deroche, Tarleton State University
Lee Za Ong, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jennifer M. Cook, University of Texas at San Antonio

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

Publisher

National Board for Certified Counselors

Source Publication

The Professional Counselor

Source ISSN

2164-3989

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.15241/mdd.13.4.404

Abstract

Microaggressions are commonplace overt and covert forms of discrimination that convey disparaging messages to individuals who hold marginalized identities, including people with disabilities (PWD). Although PWD are a prevalent nondominant identity group in the United States, little is known about the occurrence of ableist microaggressions in this culturally diverse community, including how ableist microaggressions are experienced based on disability characteristics and other nondominant identities. A sample consisting of 201 PWD completed an electronic survey that examined the occurrence of ableist microaggressions based on visibility of disability, type of disability, and nondominant sociocultural identities. We found that PWD have a moderate level of lifetime occurrences with ableist microaggressions, the visibility of disability impacts the occurrence of ableist microaggressions and the types of ableist microaggressions experienced, and sociocultural identities may predict minimization types of ableist microaggressions.

Comments

Published version. The Professional Counselor, Vol. 13, No. 4 (2024): 404-417. Publisher link. DOI. © 2024 National Board for Certified Counselors. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Deroche, Melissa; Ong, Lee Za; and Cook, Jennifer M., "Ableist Microaggressions, Disability Characteristics, and Nondominant Identities" (2024). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 637.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/637