User:Adrianngzz/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)

Ableism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I learnt this concept during class and among all key terms that I have learnt, I think that I have a thorough understanding on this concept. Through my own research, I have also created my own understanding of this word and I hope to use this evaluation activity as a method of checking if my own definition is valid or invalid.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * 1) The article has a concise lead section. After reading the first sentence, readers are immediately able to understand the basic definition of ableism.
 * 2) The second paragraph in the lead section also highlights common misconceptions and addresses any possible questions that may arise in the reader's mind. For example, readers may be confused as to how ablism and disablism are both terms that are associated with discrimination of the disabled. The lead section immediately addresses this concern before giving a more in-depth overview of the topic.
 * 3) Some citations are needed within the lead section itself (and throughout some of the content).
 * 4) Although there is a lot of content, the article places too much emphasis on the history of ableism while neglecting other aspects of ableism (some of which may be considered more relevant) such as the types and causes of ableism. In fact, only one to two sentences were used to discuss the causes of ableism.
 * 5) Some sections of the article such as "Etymology" is not detailed. If there is no content to share regarding the etymology of 'ableism', then it may be argued that it is not relevant to the topic.
 * 6) Content is up-to-date. Recent incidents of ableism in the clinical setting and its concerns in healthcare policy are included in the Wikipedia article.
 * 7) After looking at the Talk page discussion, I found it interesting that the article was nominated for deletion in 2007, but was then listed as a level-5 vital article in Society. It is also a part of many WikiProjects, most of which were only added in 2022. This shows how this topic has become relevant to society in the recent years. Therefore, the focus on improving the article's accuracy and completeness is of increasing importance as more readers will be exposed and have gained curiosity about this topic.