[nabs-l] pop culture portrayals of disabilities

Mon Sep 18 15:22:54 UTC 2017

Hi Sophie.  Great topic for a presentation.  I can think of a few
books that are relatively new that involve blind characters.  The
books I'm thinking of are Blind by Rachel DeWoskin db79520, Girl,
Stolen by April Henry db71997.  Here are a few books that involve
blind adults that I think are pretty good.  The books are Come Home,
My Heart by Phyllis Campbell 56383, Blind Curve by Annie Solomon
59915, Home Before Dark by Susan Wiggs 57014, and To Catch an Angel by
Robert Russel 25452.  Sophie the best of luck to you and your part of
your presentation.

On 9/18/17, Emmanuelle Lo via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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