[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[Miso Kwak]

Sophie, I don't mean to complicate your project - just another
perspective and something you can think about...
Another aspect of disability in today's pop culture is Youtubers who
have a variety of disabilities who create disability related and
sometimes not disability related contents.
Rickie Pointer, Sitting Pretty Lolo, Molly Burke, Fashioneyesta, Lucy
Edwards, Christine Ha, Andrea Lausell for some examples.

Miso

On 9/18/17, Sophie Trist via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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Miso Kwak
University of California, Los Angeles | 2017
Psychology B.A. | Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
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