Description

For this assignment you will have an opportunity to read a novel, or watch a TV show or movie that portrays an individual with a disability, and through the lens of this class, review how that person, and the people around them are portrayed.

Consider Topics that we Discussed in Class:

• Person First Language (Usage in the Movie, TV Show, Book)
• Examples of Ableism (Storyline, Character (s), Message, Scene, etc)
• Inspiration Porn (Storyline, Character (s), Message, Scene, etc)
• Medical Model of Disability vs. Social Construct of Disability
• Types of Disabilities (Note Behaviors/Challenges/Symptoms)
• Able-Bodied Actor or Person With Disabilities?

Is the portrayal realistic? Was pity used at all to make you relate to any of the characters? How do you think this novel/TV show/movie increases or decreases ableism in society? How would you change this novel/TV show/movie or what do you think should not be changed at all?

This must a comprehensive paper telling me all about the characters (since I may or may not be familiar with the subject) and about how they are portrayed. Use plenty of examples in your paper, but this is not intended to be a play-by-play review of what happened in the show or movie.

Ideas: (but you may come up with your own)

Books: – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime; The Rest of Us Just Live Here; Wonder, Riding the Bus with my Sister,

TV: ** must watch a whole season of a TV show* Atypical (Netflix); Speechless (ABC); Born this Way (A&E)

Movies: Wonder; One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest; 1 Little Finger, The Upside