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Gregor Samsa's transformation and the changes of attitudes towards him, except those in his immediate family, is a metaphor for the lived experience of physical and visible disability. The story's themes resonate with critical disability theory. [24] [25] 1843 Tiny Tim: A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens
Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George Bergeron and Hazel Bergeron, who is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, a genius, and an extraordinarily handsome, athletic, strong, and brave person. George Bergeron is Harrison's father and Hazel's husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is handicapped artificially by the government.
The Acorn People is a non-fiction book for middle grade readers first published in 1976. It is a memoir by author, educator and storyteller Ron Jones about a summer he spent at a camp for disabled children.
Dave Chappelle has released a new Netflix special, The Dreamer, which is full of jokes about the trans community and disabled people. “I love punching down!” he tells the audience, in a one ...
British actor Adam Pearson is telling the stories about disability that he wants to see in Hollywood.. The 39-year-old, who lives with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), stars in A Different Man, a ...
It tells the extraordinary true story of Leslie Lemke, a blind, cognitively impaired boy with cerebral palsy who was raised from infancy by a foster mother who stubbornly refused to let him die. Because of her love and dedication, he not only survived but was discovered to be a musical savant .
He became a public figure during his run for office, calling for hope and change rather than hate and hiding with many — now famous — Harvey Milk quotes. In many ways, he was the first openly ...
The film, like the book, is about the time Simon spent with her sister Beth, who has a developmental disability, and whose lifestyle revolves around riding buses in her home city of Reading, Pennsylvania. Andie MacDowell plays Rachel Simon, while Rosie O'Donnell plays Beth. It was directed by Anjelica Huston, with a screenplay by Joyce Eliason.