[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[Sophie Trist]

Sandra,

I never even thought of that angle, actually. I was basically using Dr. Jernigan's speech about blindness and literature as a template. That speech talks about how blind people in literature/film often have super powers, super senses, are helpless, are evil and ignorant, etc. But all the examples in that speech are really old, so I want some more recent ones. But now that you mention it, I could talk a little bit about actors pretending to play disabled characters.

Sophie

On Sep 18, 2017 9:12 AM, 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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