Despite Jace’s projections of his internal ableism on people during a fire drill, when Jace is struggling, John (a jock he previously antagonized) guides him out of school during a fire drill after he has lost his cane and begs for help.
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In the Disney Channel movie Going to the Mat, Jace chooses to fight the stereotype of a blind musician to become a wrestler, literally going to the mat.
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Going to the Mat establishes Jace Newfield as a blind musical savant. But the film focuses on Jace desperately not wanting to be seen as a stereotype.
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In the 2004 film, the lesson taught is to not see disability at all. This coming-of-age story is about Jace Newfield moving across the country; and at his new school, everyone is a jock. So he joins the wrestling team to fit in. He happens to also be a blind musical savant.
Disney’s forgotten movie that promotes disability blindness Read More »
Generations of people are shaped by the “politically correct” ways to address topics such as disability. There is a latency between social acceptance and civil rights movements. Generations of people become complacent in what was considered the status quo when they were coming- of- age.
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