http://www.povertyinsights.org/2012/09/10/homeless-ism-a-new-kind-of-bigotry/ A nationwide dialogue about housing, poverty, and homelessness Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.povertyinsights.org/2012/09/10/homeless-ism-a-new-kind-of-bigotry/comment-page-1/#comment-133 DrMMcLaughlin Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:54:57 +0000 http://www.povertyinsights.org/?p=4403#comment-133 In my research, I found that most of the chronically homeless people I've studied are disabled. Many are multiply disabled, often severely. While we may view people in wheelchairs and those using canes, walkers crutches and those accompanied by service animals with respect and consideration, more "invisible" disabilities like brain injuries and psychiatric disorders do not seem to generate the same level of courtesy. Unfortunately, individuals with those particular disabling conditions seem to be well represented among those living outdoors and I have often considered discrimination towards disabled individuals as another "ism."

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