¿Soy lo que ves? Microagresiones capacitistas y visibilidad de la discapacidad

Abstract

Microaggressions, as an expression of discrimination of people with disabilities, are a social fact little studied. This work made a quantitative approach to the experience of ableist microaggressions, attending to the frequency and diversity of these manifestations. We present survey results (n = 681), attending to the degree of visibility of the disability. Our data support that this factor is determinant in the experience of capacitive micro-aggressions. The visible disabilities present higher levels in terms of the frequency of microaggressions. For semi-visible or invisible disabilities, the most common microaggressions are related to the need for support or the minimization of disability. The interpretation from a binary bias, which identifies the other as normal or abnormal, supports many practices produced by the ableist system.