John 9:1-3 — Not Because of Sin “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be […]
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When Percy Jackson learns he is the son of Poseidon, he goes to camp for demigods. He learns the fantastical reason for his ADHD and dyslexia.
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Relatability Is The Bigger Impact Here The film Door to Door (2002) ends with a newspaper writing a piece on Bill Porter being a positive part of people’s lives and an inspiration. Of course, Bill was against being highlighted. The context of why someone is inspirational matters to the disability community because it is not a given
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In the early 2000s portrayals of disabled characters became more accurate through political awareness. Door to Door (2002) addresses ableism with a true story. Persistent, determined, and independent. These three adjectives have been used to describe many people in the disability community. Society makes and assumes life is an uphill battle, no matter the condition.
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Big Apple City Evan Goldman is becoming a man in the Big Apple, or so he thought. After his parents divorce, he is forced to have his Bar Mitzvah in Indiana. “On Broadway, where Robert Horn, Dan Elish, and Jason Robert Brown’s musical originated, this was part of the show’s charm. In an environment where
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I am not Jewish. Therefore, I cannot pretend to know how antisemitic rhetoric and and violence feel.I am not part of that community that has a long history of discrimination and systemic barriers different from those of disability rights or racism that affect me more personally. Popular media has shown non Jews for decades that
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The casting of Cranston to play a disabled character was controversial. According to Statista, the percentage of characters with disabilities shown on broadcast television dropped from 3.5% to 2.8% in 2022.
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Dell learns to take care of other people and show compassion; and Philip finds love with his assistant, who doesn’t see a disability. Through the course of the film Dell learns how to take care of Philip and becomes a savior; Philip is stereotyped as a burden and self-pitying.
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Philip demonstrates the stereotype of a wealthy disabled person. Interabled couples often face the stereotype of the able-bodied person being “too good” for the disabled person, so they are obviously with them because they have money.
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