[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

[Emmanuelle Lo]

All the Light We Cannot See has some issues, though I personally still love that book. There's also a thriller film (I think it's called Don't Breathe) where people break into a blind guy's house and have to hid from him or something. I've never read or watched Me Before You but I know that deals with disability in a less-than-ideal way. The TV show Switched At Birth involves lots of deaf and hard-of-hearing people, but I believe it's an accurate portrayal. 

Good luck on your project,
Emmie 
> On Sep 18, 2017, at 10:50 AM, Roanna Bacchus via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> That is a great idea.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Sep 18, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto: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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>> Miso Kwak
>> University of California, Los Angeles | 2017
>> Psychology B.A. | Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
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