Disability Hate Speech

List of contributors; Introduction Mark Sherry, Terje Olsen, Janikke Solstad Vedeler, and John Eriksen. Part I The nature of disability hate speech: Chapter 1; Disability hate speech laws Mark Sherry and Louise Walker, Chapter 2; Disablist hate speech online Mark Sherry, Chapter 3;Towards a conceptual and experiential understanding of disablist hate speech: Acceptance, harm, and resistance Leah Burch. Part II The personal impact of disability hate speech: Chapter 4; Disability hate speech: "They think they can call me anything" Armineh Soorenian, Chapter 5; Very bad bedside manner: Medical professionals and hate speech Sheri Wells-Jensen and Claire Wells-Jensen, Chapter 6; Everyday ableism and hate speech: A tale of three encounters in one day Damien Milton, Chapter 7: Hate speech and dwarfism: The influence of cultural representations Erin Pritchard. Part III Disabilist hate speech within a geopolitical context: Chapter 8; Hate speech targeting Sami people with disabilities Line Melboe and Hege Gjertsen, Chapter 9; Stereotypes fomenting hate: Perceptions, stigma, and real-world consequences for Africans with disabilities Mark P. Mostert, Chapter 10: Amputation of disability as hate speech pattern in Poland Beata Borowska-Beszta, Chapter 11; Disability under austerity: Do some forms of political rhetoric constitute disability hate speech? Lisa Davies, Chapter 12; Hate speech by carers: Exploring an Australian case Mark Sherry and Solomon Amoatey, Chapter 13; Hammerin' Hank, (dis)ablism, racism, homophobia, and hate speech Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Chapter 14; Hate speech as an expression of disablism: An examination of reported hate speech experiences and consequences Terje Olsen, Janikke Solstad Vedeler, and John Eriksen. Index