[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[Sophie Trist]

Dear NABS friends,

Hope everyone's Monday is gejting off to a good start. Next month, I will be partnering with another student at my university to give a presentation on how pop culture portrayals of disabilities create stereotypes and form people's perceptions about us. I will be talking about portrayals of people with physical disabilities, while the other student will be talking about portrayals of mental disabilities. I have a few ideas (Daredevil, Need to Breathe), but if anyone knows of a relatively modern book/movie/TV show that portrays people with disabilities, your input would be super helpful. It can be blindness, deafness, people in wheelchairs, whatever.

Yours sincerely,
Sophie Trist