{"id":20,"date":"2024-02-02T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feministsagainstableism.nl\/en\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:52:19","slug":"written-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feministsagainstableism.nl\/en\/about-us\/manifesto\/written-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifesto (written)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We hebben ook een Nederlandse versie<\/a> van deze pagina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have a spoken audio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are we?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feminists Against Ableism <\/em>is a collective of disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent1<\/sup><\/a> <\/sup>feminists2<\/sup><\/a>. We deal with the topic of ableism3<\/sup><\/a>: discrimination of disabled people, in an intersectional4<\/sup><\/a> <\/sup>way. This means that we do not see disability in isolation from skin color, gender, sexual preference and other characteristics. Our experiences are all different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAA is for people with and without a diagnosis. Receiving a diunda.nlagnosis means a doctor determines which impairment you have. Receiving a diagnosis is a privilege. Because of this, we support self diagnosis. The current care system doesn\u2019t treat every disabled person as equal. FAA respects the ways in which people identify themselves. We decided to use the word \u2018disabled\u2019, because that corresponds with the way most FAA members describe themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAA strives for a world in which disability, chronic illness and neurodivergence can simply exist. A world in which we push against ableism and other forms of exclusion. A world in which disabled people are leading the way to access5<\/sup><\/a>, justice and inclusion6<\/sup><\/a>. A world in which the knowledge, history and culture of disabled people is acknowledged and accepted. We call this \u2018Disability Justice\u2019\u2019. In other words, justice for disabled people7<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAA works towards Disability Justice in two ways. First, we strive for more knowledge, acceptance and justice for disabled people. We want to see that disabled people are of equal worth. Second, FAA forms a group in which we recognize and support each other. Together we are stronger. We do all this by drawing attention to disability, organizing (online) activities and tackling ableism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The world has the tendency to think according to the medical model <\/em>of disability. The medical model looks at disability through a lens of \u2018brokenness\u2019. The disabled person needs \u2018repair\u2019. If this is not possible, society tries to accommodate. FAA wishes for a world in which the social model <\/em>is the starting point. The social model of disability <\/em>sees disability as a difference in people that just exists. Do you know that 1 in 4\/5 people lives with one or more disabilities? Disability is part of human diversity, but it\u2019s still not acceptable if you can\u2019t participate. FAA strives for a more accessible world, so that you can do what you want in the way you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAA realizes that the social model of disability is not ideal. Even if the world is fully accessible, you can still suffer from your impairment (for example pain or lack of energy). But we think that the world can and must be more accessible. Everyone should be able to participate everywhere. Disabled people shouldn\u2019t have to go to special schools and use special transportation. FAA thinks it\u2019s of great importance that there will be more research and treatment for impairments that are not taken seriously enough by doctors right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does FAA want to achieve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n