rubices:into-the-weeds:girljanitor:aashyma:How Not To Write About Disabled FolksWell this is ridicul

rubices:into-the-weeds:girljanitor:aashyma:How Not To Write About Disabled FolksWell this is ridiculously appropriate to my current issuesYep I am going to be that obnoxious person: why are we posting disability-related content without an image description?Image description: a Bingo square with a caption.“Are you writing an article that profiles or even tangentially involves a disabled person? Make it easy on yourself: string together these words and phrases with a few voyeuristic references to the person’s body parts, and call it a day!”[ROW 1:]“She didn’t let her disability stop her!” “Differently Abled / Handi-Capable / Challenged / Some other twee or awkward phrase” “Forced to use [mobility device]” “Thought she would never get to do [some activity most of us never get to do]” “Courageous battle”[ROW 2:]“He relies on [friends/a guide dog. No fair using electricity!” “Confined to a wheelchair” “Then tragedy struck/her dreams were shattered/the unimaginable happened” “…wants to help others [the ‘bless him’ is inferred]” “Will never again see his children’s faces/hear them say ‘I love you’/canoe the boundary waters/run a marathon”[ROW 3:]“Can only communicate through [communication device]” “Cheerful/Never let it get her down/Positive attitude” “Free Space. Brave and Inspirational!!!!!!!!” “Through the miraculous assistance of [something completely non-miraculous]” “She refused to give up/give in/succumb”[ROW 4:]“Defying overwhelming odds” “She ‘suffers from’ [impairment]” “If you saw her sitting down/lying still/riding the bus, you would never know that she has a disability…” “[insert some pseudoscience]” “Determination”[ROW 5:]“Most of us could never imagine [horrific impairment] happening to us, but…” “Every day she has to [take some medication/do some physical therapy]” “Special” “He has overcome his disability!” “…proving you can achieve anything if you really try!” -- source link

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