[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

Miso Kwak misokwak12 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 18 14:27:03 UTC 2017


Sophie, so great to hear that you and your friend are working on this topic.
First thing that comes to my mind is Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- both the book and the movie.
If I think of anything else, I will write more later.
Best,
Miso Kwak

On 9/18/17, Sandra Gayer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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Miso Kwak
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Psychology B.A. | Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
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