Structural discrimination is discrimination that results from the policies, rules, institutional practices, funding priorities, decision-making systems, and built-in assumptions of organizations or systems. It does not require any person to intend harm. It occurs when those structures consistently disadvantage a protected or marginalized group. That is the definition at the center of Chapter Four ofContinue reading “The Question is: Why has the NIH refused to fund research on autistic adults’ physical health?”
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