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“It’s pretty common for the mere mention of the word disability to evoke fear, confusion, and an endless stream of misconceptions.”

Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau

October 15, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for a good, 101-level introduction to current disability discourse, including (but not limited to) models of disability (medical, social, charity, economic, human rights, etc); person-first vs. identity-first language; intersectionality; and what words to start using (just say disabled, my friend: we know) and what words to STOP saying (you know the big ones, but maybe also consider how often you use blind to mean ignorant, or lame to mean boring, and sweet baby junipers, please stop calling it ‘wheelchair-bound’: I am not […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbrbingo13, Demystifying Disability, Disability, Emily Ladau, health, inspiration porn, rep

NTE's CBR13 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbrbingo13, Demystifying Disability, Disability, Emily Ladau, health, inspiration porn, rep ·
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