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Outta Spoons

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 / Gabriella / Leave a comment

In her 2003 essay, Spoon Theory, Christine Miserandino describes what it feels like to live with chronic illness. She tells the story of being with her friend in a diner when the friend asked her what it felt like to have Lupus. Christine went around the diner and collected twelve spoons from nearby tables. She … Continue reading Outta Spoons

Special Announcement

April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 / Gabriella / Leave a comment

Hello all! As I mentioned in my blog post on disability in media last week, I have a special announcement to make! Moving forward, in addition to my regular posts on various topics I will also be doing reviews of disability-centric movies and TV shows on this blog. As I also mentioned last week, I … Continue reading Special Announcement

Disability in Media – A Primer

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 / Gabriella / 2 Comments

As an undergraduate student, I studied film. I really love it. I love storytelling, I love popular media, and I love the power that movies, TV shows and books have to change lives. Over the years, I've noticed that the representation of people with disabilities on film has been lacking in a few important ways. … Continue reading Disability in Media – A Primer

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A Note About Language

Although people-first language has previously been thought of as the least offensive way to discuss disability, I prefer to use identity-first language through terms like “disabled person” instead of “person with a disability.” I find that this makes my writing easier to read and it legitimizes disability as a positive identity trait rather than one that negates humanity. I do not mean to invoke any negative feelings about appropriate terminology. Please contact me through my contact page if I am using otherwise inappropriate or offensive terms.