A Brief Summary Of The Film The Without Pity

We are constantly being influenced by the world around us, and this reflects our attitudes and approach even towards persons with disability. I found “The Butterfly Circus” to be a very powerful video, it is able to convey multiple messages and approach various issues within our society. It shows that negative public attitudes and awkwardness about disability prevail, despite the fact that disability advocates are working to change the society’s perception of such individuals. I believe that Society has a strong impact toward people with disabilities. This tendency confronted by many, can lead to psychological consequences.

In the video “Inclusion, belonging, and the disability revolution” (TEDTalks, 2014), speaker Jennie Fenton opens with describing situations where people with disabilities are segregated and excluded from their communities, sent to live together away from society, or even treated as lesser humans. She then proceeds to introduce her family, including her six-year-old daughter that was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Jennie admits to previously having negative or frightened thoughts about having a child with a disability, but with her “seven realizations,” she learned that her daughter was merely on a different path than others, but that no one should ever feel broken or not a whole person (TEDTalks, 2014). After she explains that there are roughly one billion people with a disability throughout the world, Jennie states that she believes in possibility over disability. If a person’s

Nancy Mairs in her “disability” has done a good job in delivering her message. I believe she managed to persuade the audience that there is no reason to exclude disabled people from the media. Her information was clear and made sense, her examples were enough to support her thesis and her tone added a certain flavor to her essay. “Disability” can actually make certain changes if it is addressed to its right audience and I certainly recommend it to my friends and anyone who might be interested in this

The first video I watched was entitled “Murderball”, which documented the lives of the members on the United States wheelchair rugby team. It began with an introduction of each of the players and the stories of how they became quadriplegics. During these introductions, the players also talked about the stigma that comes along with their handicap and how able-bodied individuals treat/talk to them. The video then shows the team playing in the world championship for wheelchair rugby against several other countries but particularly the U.S.’s rival, Canada. Watching this video further addresses the difference between being impaired and handicapped. These individuals do not consider themselves handicapped but see that they have an impairment that

Both my brother, and Sundiata overcame their disabilities, and were able to rise up, and show that they are more then their disability, and who they are should not be discarded just because of their

The amount of information that I have acquired throughout AHRS Disability course has only caused my awareness of disability-related issues to increase, I am more knowledgeable on how disability has a negative stigma on an individual from society. Disability to me means that one part of your body function does not respond correctly. I started to notice that many people are not hurting in fact they are living their life perfectly just differently. For an example people see a paraplegic trying to get in his/her car, they feel sorry for them and try to help them, not realizing that they did not need help when he got in the car back at home.

Disability has appeared frequently in recent films (Byrd & Elliot, 1988), a reflection of society’s interest in the subject. These films often misrepresent disability using stereotypes. These stereotypes reinforce negative and incorrect social perceptions of, and attitudes towards,

The people with disabilities were the driving force behind the plot, which informed about their experiences with restraint and seclusion. Their experiences were overwhelmingly negative but positivity showed behind their courage to speak out to inform the public about the harsh realties involved with seclusion and restraint. The people with disabilities were portrayed as strong individuals who overcame their negative experiences. I would be proud to be involved in the film because of the courage involved in telling a personal and traumatizing story in order to inform others.

The Museum of Disability was very informative on displaying the progressive history of individuals with disabilities. Prior to visiting the museum, I only knew that people with certain disabilities perform in the circus, but did not know how badly they were being treated. People often forget that those with disabilities are still human and have rights like any other human being. The ways people perceive individual with disabilities have majorly progressed since the Middle Ages until now.

This project opened my eyes to the struggle that people go through every day. It was very difficult for me not to use my left arm, and I cannot imagine having to not use it forever. I have respect for people with disabilities, and it is amazing that they can overcome their disability. I am happy that I did this project because I learned more about the struggle that my friend goes through as well as what many people go through every

Discourses surrounding those with a disability have undeniably evolved within the past century, [also leading to] an evolution in the portrayal of disabled people in the media. Whereas once, people with a physical or intellectual people were depicted in film as …. , modern media has now sought to portray this minority group in a more positive light, as strong and independent figures as opposed to “freaks” and a burden on society. This essay seeks to address how the media is not only influenced by discourses surrounding this minority group but also the influence it has in how we perceive those with a disability in our society, drawing on specific examples in film and television. [Evidence from numerous studies involving a variety of different media indicated that disability is indeed a common topic and a topic that needs to be addressed in our society.

Ideas and stigmas facing the disabled community are perpetuated through the way disability is portrayed in film (Boyd, 1322). In the genre of Science Fiction, there is a broad range of representations of disability, both positive and negative, and these representations can either add to the oppression of the disabled community or “respect the full and equal humanity of people with disabilities” (Boyd, 1322). These representations are important because, as Woiak, Joanne (et al.) argues, this representation in science fiction acts as a way to convey the position disabled people have in our society at the time. Therefore, science fiction is valuable, because it shows both how the greater society feels toward disability as well as expanding on

I get really passionate when talking about topics like this one because I’m an immigrant so sometimes I feel discriminated against and I feel the pressure of society upon me when I have to change some of my cultural patterns in order to fit in into this new society. To be honest, volunteering in general and doing service-learning projects like this one help me fulfill a lot of personal goals. I’m into social justice, in fact, I want my master’s in either social justice or human rights. Therefore, this project gave me more social understanding because people who suffer these types of diseases, consequently, suffer physical impairment. This project made me understand that they don’t suffer disability; rather, disability is a social construct.

This week readings hit me personally because when I was younger I had a learning disability. I wouldn’t speak when I was younger and as a result the administration department at school placed me in special services like resource room, and IEP and counseling. Over time, I grew out of my disability through these resources and I learn to become social and make friends. It was very difficult when I was younger to make friends or having to deal with people making fun of me because I did not speak. And yet, just I overcame these struggles. I did not let my disability define me. Lime my story, there are many. Danielle and Santara stories touch me because they also did not let their disable define who they are.

Growing up with her and volunteering with Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) has allowed me to continually witness people with disabilities achieve what people said they could not. I have also seen first hand the hurtful effects of stereotypes and the ignorance to another person’s true abilities. This has taught me to never doubt the capabilities of a person, especially if there is a passion to accomplish a