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Glee: “That’s why we call it dismissing legitimate concerns instead of acting”

By Anna on 16 November, 2009

Basically, after a three week hiatus, the show came back last week, and wow, was there a lot of press about it. Not because of the show’s performance, or the show’s “diversity” award, but because of the controversy that has been suddenly generated by the show.

Posted in media and pop culture | Tagged ableism, actors with disabilities, advocacy, ally, ally work, artie, glee, kevin mchale, media and pop culture, responses | 28 Responses

The International Symbol of Acceptance

The International Symbol of Acceptance

By amandaw on 4 November, 2009

Full disclosure: There is a discount offer at the end of this post (for 3ELove’s merchandise featuring their symbol). However, I have been meaning to write about this design for some time; it has such deep significance for me, and I hope it will gain prominence as more people are introduced to it.
And for more [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, activism, advocacy, dignity, disability, disability movement, disabled, identity, images, international symbol of acceptance, life, logo, love, open your mind, pride, promotions, pwd, representation, self-acceptance, value, we're right here, wheelchair, worth | 3 Responses

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