Stereotype by Tyler Browning https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb People with disabilities en-us 2018-10-11 19:14:23 UTC 2025-11-08 13:56:29 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the stereotype or single story of people with disabilities tbrowning4 https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291928407 The most common stereotype for people with disabilities is that they can not play sports but this is NOT true.]]> 2018-10-11 19:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291928407 How have individuals or groups worked to change this single story over time? tbrowning4 https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291930035 There are many cases of people trying to change this stereotype.
For example take Hasaan Hawthorne who is teenage wrestler that also has no legs. According to Newsela. Hawthorne pinned one opponent after another. 
After the tournament, he stood atop the winner's podium. Hawthorne had a perfect 37-0 record, a state title and two stumps where his legs once had been." This shows that even though he is disabled he still plays sports, and not only that, he DOMINATES in them. Another great example for people trying to change this stereotype is Rosie McRackan who is a 6 year old girl who is missing her whole right leg and part of her left arm. According to Newsela "Rosie used to bat last, her mother said, so other kids wouldn’t pass her. But this year, she was mixed in with the regular lineup. While Rosie may not be the fastest or as good as some of the other players, her mother said Rosie just loves what she does (Now) we have a little girl who plays T-ball and runs the bases and scores a point for her team, Jessica McRackan said. Just like the other kids.” This show that with the help of a prosthetic leg, she is changing the way we look at people who are disabled and playing sports.



]]> 2018-10-11 19:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291930035 Why is this single story/stereotype wrong? tbrowning4 https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291936801 This single story is very wrong in many ways, for example take Jake Olson, an American Football long snapper that is completely blind. According to Newsela "Olson is blind, but, amazingly, he is also an excellent long snapper. In football, a long snapper is responsible for passing the ball backward to a player behind him at the start of a play. The player who catches the ball holds it for the kicker in an attempt to score an extra point or a field goal.
Sometime in the next four years Olson will trot onto the field during a game. He will then be guided by a USC teammate to the ball at the line of scrimmage, with the teams lined up for a new play.
The holder will line up Olson’s hips, then turn and kneel seven yards behind him. He will yell a cue, and Olson will hike the ball back in a tight spiral.
The timing and precision on such a play must be perfect, but if all goes well, it will end in a field goal." This shows that even though he is blind, he is still starting on one of the better team is college football USC.
This shows that the stereotype is wrong because not only is he starting on a college football roster, but he is very good at what he does.

 
]]> 2018-10-11 19:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291936801 What do people need to know about this group? tbrowning4 https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291939845 The one thing that people need to know about this group of people is that even if it may seem impossible for them to play a sport, they will always find a way to play the sport, Especially with the break out technology of "Fake" or prosthetic limbs.]]> 2018-10-11 19:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tbrowning4/qojvonb2h7tb/wish/291939845