#disability in media
This is a painting my friend Mandy painted of me from a self portrait during a hospital stay just over a year ago. While a hospital stay isn’t necessarily a normal part of life for most people, Mandy reposted it to bring awareness to the DisabilityIsNormal project.
I strongly believe it should be normal for disabled people to be depicted in all forms of art and media. While my personal opinions on what constitutes ‘normal’ are complicated and I don’t believe we should have to strive to be ‘normal’, I <b>do</b> think that disability should be (and is) a normal part of life for everyone in the world.
This will only be acknowledged and true when everyone stops ignoring disability. With movements like #SayTheWord, #DisabilityIsNormal and the various campaigns to get real, honest disability representation in the media, we will get there.
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