[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[rbacchus228 at gmail.com]

That is a great idea.

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> On Sep 18, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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