Using photos of Persons with Disabilities: Inspiring or De-Humanizing?
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Stella Young had many things to say about disability rights and 'inspiration porn'. If you have not watched any of her talks yet, here is a Ted Talk that you must watch! Ginny's Planet has played this talk in several workshops and it always has the intended impact!
This is how Ted.com describes her: "a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny talk, Young breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into 'inspiration porn.'"
Stella passed away in Melbourne, on 6 December 2014.
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Ginny’s Planet is a social enterprise Co-founded by Dr Shweta Verma in 2019. The brand runs on the core value of helping our teachers and parents to teach their children to become independent, smart, and better leaders by equipping them with a deep understanding of empathy, diversity, disability, and inclusion. Dr. Shweta and the team design events, workshops, and products to help guardians & schools to develop kids’ mindsets and evolve as adaptive and flexible human beings. They work with schools to organize workshops for children and teachers.