Disability in Media: Debunking Common Tropes

Books and movies don’t always do the best job portraying disabilities in the best light, but today you can learn about one book that checks all the boxes for a GREAT character with a disability.

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[christalhopkins-xkss]

Hi I am reading say what you will, it's a wonderful read. Thanks for sharing.

[riinak]

Sounds like a neat book - thanks for letting me know about it! I'll have to check it out, Keep the fun videos coming! XD

[rachelfine]

I'm so glad you made this video! I love reading books centered on disability but finding ones that accurately portray what it's like to be disabled without relying on tropes and problematic storylines is ridiculously difficult. My absolute favorite book featuring disabled characters is Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz. It's slightly more focused on chronic illness than disability but it still does a really excellent job of accurately portraying a lot of the nuances of being a young person with a disability, particularly an invisible one. It's a YA book but I highly recommend it to anyone.

[Timothy-NH]

I want to point out that in the show Speechless, what a great roll Minnie Driver played!  They really pushed that mama bear theme with her and I think it really added a lot to the show to give people an idea of what life is like for a mom of a special needs child.

[jessicarhoades]

Hi Sarah my name is Jessica Rhodes I have Sarabel palsy too I think you’re a wonderful person what you were doing I was wondering if you could please send me a message of a way we could stay in contact like by text message because I am also legally blind and I have a phone that talks to me that would be easy for me so we can talk each other back-and-forth and stay in touch