Today in Journalism: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…SUPERCRIP!
There’s nothing I enjoy more than a good Supercrip narrative, which is why I settled down with a bowl of Chex Mix to enjoy this delicious piece, ‘Provo woman finds blessing in hardship,’ originally...
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Wheelchair Dancer at Feministe: On the Cover [trigger warning for discussion of violence] Regardless of how disability plays out in Aisha’s world, the vast majority of readers of TIME live in a culture...
View ArticleToday in Journalism: Overcoming Adversity! Inspiration! Disability Tropes! It...
The Daily Gazette out of Colchester wants to apprise us of some ‘inspiring’ stories. No really. ‘Entrepreneurs’ inspiring tales are recognised.’ Says so right in the headline, so that’s one bingo...
View ArticleToday in Journalism: You Used the Wrong Lede
In Houston, an autistic student is being denied accommodations and his parents took the school district to court to fight. However, they ran out of money and were forced to drop the suit. The student,...
View ArticleToday in Journalism: Oh, I’ll Redefine Something For You, All Right
The Wall Street Journal has apparently been so sad that it’s been missing out on all the potential in disability reporting that it decided to go right for a bingo, do not pass go, do not collect $200....
View ArticleToday in Journalism: The Disabled
Usually I relish picking apart a crappy article in the news for this feature, but today, I want to take a moment to rant about a phenomenon so widespread in the media that I don’t feel fair singling...
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