The use of disabled people as ‘inspiration’ is terribly dated

Having written about my disability publicly for the guts of nine years, I’ve come to learn that, under the guise of inclusivity, there’s also tokenism and the act of being taken advantage of in the media, creating a misguided perception of disabled people that then feeds into our daily life.

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Topics:
Human Rights, Inclusion and access

Author:
Louise Bruton

Source:
Irish Times

Date published:
Tue 18th Sep, 2018