As the late, great disability advocate, writer and comedian Stella Young reminded us, valuing difference does not mean adhering to conventional pieties and ignoring the fact that disability presents significant challenges.
While performance can “give voice” to authentic narratives of disability, some performers struggle to be heard and understood in the literal sense. When the particular features of a disability present an obstacle to conventional ways of performing, however, artists are finding audacious new ways of communicating by harnessing and adapting technology.
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- Community
- Author:
- Yoni Prior
- Source:
- The Conversation
- Date published:
- Wed 23rd Sep, 2015