We’ve all seen the images. Those pictures of disabled people succeeding. They tend to fall into two general categories.
Disabled people particularly children doing everyday activities. This is often accompanied by quotes like “the only disability in life is a bad attitude”
The other uses images of disabled people doing something noteworthy like reaching a high level of athletic ability or physical fitness, with taglines like “your excuse is invalid” or “What was your excuse again”
The point of these images is to ostensibly put a positive spin on disability. Josephine Fairley argues that inspiration porn must be progress because it takes a topic which has most often been viewed negatively and puts a positive spin on it. The positivity then outweighs the patronizing tone that so often comes along with these images.
The problem is that positivity does not actually equal progress. Particularly for a group that has so…
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LIFE MATTERS FOR DISABLED AMERICANS 