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Crip, slang for cripple, is a term in the process of being reclaimed by disabled people. [1] [2] Wright State University suggests that the current community definition of crip includes people who experience any form of disability, such as one or more impairments with physical, mental, learning, and sensory, [1] though the term primarily targets physical and mobility impairment.
A cripple is a goods wagon or a passenger coach which although safe to run on the railway, is not fit for use and requires a repair before it can be used in service. This could be a coal wagon with a hole in the floor (which would allow coal to fall out of the wagon), or a passenger coach with a broken window.
She wrote several essays on her experiences as a self-described "cripple", including "On Being a Cripple," "Sex and the Gimpy Girl," and the memoir Waist High in the World. [1] In her 30s, she converted to Roman Catholicism, a faith that she frequently wrote about in her essays. [1] She was married to George Mairs. [2]
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
For example, the medical classification of 'retarded' has since been disregarded, due to its negative implications. Moreover, disability activism has also led to pejorative language being reclaimed by disabled people. Mairs (1986) [76] explained how disabled people may choose to self-describe themselves as a 'cripple'. This may appear ...
A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability; the term is now pejorative when referring to a person. Cripple may also refer to: Streams in the United States
Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People is a 2019 book by Frances Ryan about disability in the United Kingdom under the 2010s austerity programme.It explores the effects of welfare cuts, local council cuts, social care cuts, increased taxes for disabled people and means testing for remaining welfare provisions.
For the characters on screen this is an additional dimension to their authenticity, as if they are played by non-disabled then they are subject to, "the cure of the curtain call" i.e. the moment when a non-disabled performer is revealed as such after portraying a disabled character. [21]