[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Sophie,
Are you going to be talking about acters pretending to be disabled or
are you focusing on real disabled people playing disabled parts in
films and television?

Very best wishes,

Sandra Gayer DipABRSM.

On 9/18/17, Sophie Trist via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
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