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The Fries Test on disability representation in media
Listen to this post: Yay! A new disability representation test! I’ve done several presentations about disability representation in the media at disability studies conferences and in college classes. And I’ve expressed a lot how I’m sad that the Gold Test for disability representation in films was the only media test that I knew about. I’m…
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IQ is not a joke or a threat
Listen to this post: Here’s what you need to know. Last night, I took a bus to Portland Community College (PCC). The campus is smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood. It’s the kind with old homes and no garages. So, the people who live around the campus are often using street parking.…
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Who gets to move around?
Listen to this post: So, I’m talking to this white guy the other day. He’s at work, not an easy job, but steady income. He’s got a visible impairment. And although that tells me nothing about his life or how he identifies with disability, I can see that he’s able to do his job. We’re…
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Stopping and moving
Listen to this post: In the years since we started making “Who Am I To Stop It,” I’ve thought countless times about the title. That might be because I can’t count. But I also just find it an interesting title. Most people add a question mark at the end. And why wouldn’t they? It’s a…
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Disability Visibility Podcast
Listen to this post: Remember a few months ago when I did that podcast episode with Alice Wong? We were talking about a big question: Why aren’t there more disabled voices hosting radio shows and podcasts? We also talked about interrogating the word “good.” There’s no inherent goodness to one voice and badness to another.…