Marissa, Who Is Deaf, Was Recruited for the Swim Team

Multiple Choice

Marissa, who is deaf, was recruited for the swim team for a Big Ten university. Her new coach is learning basic sign language in order to better communicate with Marissa and help ease her transition onto the team. This focus on Marissa and her abilities is a demonstration of ______.

A) equal legal protections
B) a people first philosophy
C) health inequalities
D) ableism