Challenging Disability Myths and Ableism -- Week 6 June 15 by Nancy J. she/her https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85 WSTC40 Week 6 - Media Analysis of Disability Myths en-us 2021-06-14 13:39:41 UTC 2025-10-09 16:06:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Dolmage created a list of common disability myths. Haller and Young also suggested additional themes and tropes associated with disability in social media and culture. nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605133270 Choose one or more of the terms. What does it mean?
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]]> 2021-06-14 13:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605133270 Physical deformity as sign of evil - in popular culture. Example? nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605150549 Unbreakable is about an individual with dissaciative identity disorder and because it's a horror film it depicts the antagonist as harmful to the community. Real individuals have DID and to exemplify them as evil because of it is misleading - muntaha ]]> 2021-06-14 13:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605150549 Disability Art, Social Media and Media Analysis Add ideas to recommend alternative disability art, social media, political articles, new tv or movies that break the trend. Briefly, add a sticky for each. Do you they counter, rewrite, or oppose the disability myths? nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605160412

]]> 2021-06-14 14:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605160412 Disability as object of pity or charity nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605190375 Example- A movie called " A Christmas Carol" is a great example that operates around this myth. A character called Tiny Tim's( a character with disability) life is dependent on a person from higher class who is supposed to collect charity so that Tiny Tim can survive. P.S]]> 2021-06-14 14:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605190375 Disability as isolating or individuated nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605191120 2021-06-14 14:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605191120 Kill or cure nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605191807 2021-06-14 14:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605191807 Disability as pathology nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605192149 2021-06-14 14:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605192149 Overcoming and compensation ekazanbas https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605347357 2021-06-14 15:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1605347357 Inspiration Porn nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1606307280 2021-06-15 00:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1606307280 Quasimoto? the Hunch back of Notre Dame (sorry for spelling) - he's depicted as being Deaf as well nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608573005 2021-06-15 22:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608573005 https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608573570 All people who are disabled or in a wheel chair are chronically ill or sick. A.K]]> 2021-06-15 22:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608573570 Forrest Gump https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608574569 - This character depicted physical and mental (cognitive) disability in the movie - GJ]]> 2021-06-15 22:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608574569 nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608575153 Does anyone notice singers on reality competition shows -- pull on heart strings for their "overcoming" ]]> 2021-06-15 22:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608575153 People that live with disabilities have different lives compared to those that are abled bodied https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608575470 2021-06-15 22:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608575470 Hollywood movies showing disabled people as the sad character who often get bullied and pulled and pushed around ekazanbas https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608576605 2021-06-15 22:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608576605 https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608577493 Disability viewed as an individual issue, rather than something that effects a whole group of people. F.S]]> 2021-06-15 22:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608577493 media showing disabled athletes some of whom have high tech prosthetics ekazanbas https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608578716 2021-06-15 22:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608578716 nancyjohnstonsandbox https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608580895 An exception was Allie Stroker in a recent Harlequin holiday movie -- she uses an electric scooter and was the lead in the show -- big public campaign to publicize. The actor has a Tony award ]]> 2021-06-15 22:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608580895 Social stereotypes in tv/movies - GJ https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608581197 There isn't enough representation, but when there is society stereotypes and bubble disability as one. When there are various forms of disability ]]> 2021-06-15 22:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608581197 social media accounts that speak from personal experiences on autism: instagram @lifeinautismworld https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608581600 2021-06-15 22:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608581600 Kevin https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608582482 Split is about a man with DID and he's portrayed as a monster that needs to be stopped. -HO

]]> 2021-06-15 22:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1608582482 Shehtab https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1611131065 A show called "Special" portrays the struggle of a disabled man at work and how he lies about his disability just live a normal life. ]]> 2021-06-17 01:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nancyjohnstonsandbox/3sauds88ixutjt85/wish/1611131065