There are three suggestions I would make, with the comment of "feel free to ignore".
The first is that your definition of the social model of disability is going to really throw people, because let's face it: even if the whole world was wheelchair accessible, Don would still be disabled. I think instead of saying that disability would disappear or be meaningless, it's better to make those points a bit less hard & fast.
The second is that I wouldn't actually talk about how everyone is a little disabled, because that gets into the "Because everyone's a little disabled, then obviously doing things that help out specific PWD is silly". (I've seen this argument play out time and time and time again. "I know about disability, I have difficulties carrying boxes up stairs! That's just like being a full-time wheelchair user!"
The third is... There are a plethora of actors who have stutters. A notable one is the dude who played Xander, but there are others. Why didn't they cast one to play the King?
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Date: 2011-03-08 04:05 am (UTC)The first is that your definition of the social model of disability is going to really throw people, because let's face it: even if the whole world was wheelchair accessible, Don would still be disabled. I think instead of saying that disability would disappear or be meaningless, it's better to make those points a bit less hard & fast.
The second is that I wouldn't actually talk about how everyone is a little disabled, because that gets into the "Because everyone's a little disabled, then obviously doing things that help out specific PWD is silly". (I've seen this argument play out time and time and time again. "I know about disability, I have difficulties carrying boxes up stairs! That's just like being a full-time wheelchair user!"
The third is... There are a plethora of actors who have stutters. A notable one is the dude who played Xander, but there are others. Why didn't they cast one to play the King?