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  2. Disability culture - Wikipedia

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    Disability cultures exist as communities of people around topics of disability. The cultures include arts movements, coalitions, and include but are not limited to: poetry, dance, performance pieces, installments, and sculptures. Steven Brown, in an academic study, wrote, "The existence of a disability culture is a relatively new and contested ...

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language , for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person."

  4. Deaf culture - Wikipedia

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    An introduction to Deaf culture in American Sign Language (ASL) with English subtitles available. Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.

  5. Disability in the media - Wikipedia

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    Other disability stereotypes that have been identified in popular culture include: [17] The object of pity; The "object a pity" trope is where disabled people are used to inspire bodied people to achieving their goals, which is coined as Inspiration porn. With this, disability is commonly associated with an illness or disease.

  6. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    The misconception originated as promotional material in the Macaroni Journal, a newsletter published by an association of American pasta makers. Spices were not used in the Middle Ages to mask the flavor of rotten meat before refrigeration. Spices were an expensive luxury item; those who could afford them could afford good meat, and there are ...

  7. Disability and religion - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, the cause of disability is not attributed to wrongdoing by the disabled person or their parents. Islam views disability as a challenge set by Allah. [35] The Qur'an urges people to treat people with intellectual disabilities with kindness and to protect people with disabilities. Muhammed is shown to treat disabled people with respect ...

  8. List of mythologies - Wikipedia

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  9. List of disability studies journals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of academic journals in the field of disability studies. These journals publish scholarly articles, research, and reviews that contribute to the understanding and knowledge of disability studies.