Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, especially when it comes to ableist language and how disabled people are represented in the media. Here's how you can avoid ableist tropes.
, inspiration porn is defined as"objectifying disabled people for the benefit of nondisabled people."
Another example of inspiration porn is videos of disabled people standing up out of their wheelchair at a wedding. This directly ties into the"overcoming disability" narrative. Reedy points out that these tropes come back to disabilities being seen as a deficiency and that they serve to dehumanize disabled people.
"It's not really necessarily my disability that I've had to overcome. It's the negative attitudes and stereotypes that come with being a disabled person. That is more exhausting," said McDonnell-Horita. For example, McDonnell-Horita emphasized how person-first versus identity-first language preferences vary within subcultures and even from person to person. She points out how important it is to ask the person what their preferences are and to not make assumptions if you're ever unsure.
People from Italian disability organizations hold a banner reading"For a new way of experiencing disability" as they participate in a disability pride parade in central Rome on July 14, 2019.
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