User:Samhivellala/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ableism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Each of our group members knows a close friend or family member who struggled to come to terms with their disability status because of stigma that exists within our society. Therefore, we got to talking about how powerful such stigma can be in preventing individuals from seeking the care and support they need. By promoting awareness about internalized ableism and working toward destigmatizing disability, we hope we can empower more individuals with disabilities to seek care and/or support.

Evaluate the article
The lead does effectively define ableism and provides a concise overview of the article, and the titles of the subtopics definitely help with structuring the article and helping the reader to move through it easily. The article does include relevant sections, and focuses especially on individuals with disabilities and their interaction with the disabled community as well as society as a whole. However, under the Types of Ableism section, there is only one section that briefly discusses internalized ableism, which is why we wanted to expand on it. I thought the article was fairly neutral and did a great job of presenting various viewpoints equally. Current sources are relevant and there are a plethora of sources cited, but I think the article could benefit from being updated with more current sources. There's not too many pictures, so I think it may be more helpful to add pictures that will promote engagement with the article and also better communicate the massive impact of internalized ableism in a way that can be better understood. There is not much edits on the Talk page, other than a suggestion that this article be added to the Discrimination Series Sidebar, and the term "autiphobia" being flagged for relevance. I think the article is well fleshed out at this point, but I think elaborating upon the "internalized ableism" section can add a level of nuance and add another perspective to the topic at hand. Additionally, adding more pictures would help to enhance the article in terms of engagement and impact.