Spelling Errors and Internalized Ableism You may have noticed that there is a spelling error from time to time in my work. I really struggle with spelling, the words I know (thankfully most of them) I know, the words I don’t, I really, really don’t. Now, spell check takes care of most of it, but sometimes words are missed, or the error isn’t the kind of thing caught by spell check. I used to feel really big feelings about this, a lot of shame and embarrassment. I grew up in

Internalized ableism occurs when disabled people adopt negative beliefs and stereotypes about disability, leading to feelings of distress, shame and alienation both from the abled community and the disabled community.

Invisible or hidden disabilities are conditions that impact something called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), but are not visible to others.