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Wild Women With Disabilities Speak Out

By Anna on 4 December, 2010

The video is subtitled. Transcription: Title Image: Reflections from MIUSA’s WILD2010 Wild Women with Disabilities Speak Out Global Fund for Women [Drumming] Narrator: In August, I had the privilege of representing the Global Fund for Women at the Women’s Institute on Leadership and Development, or WILD, a three-week program hosted by Mobility International USA. Women [...]

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Disability Representation in Music (Video), You’re Doing It Right: Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope”

By Annaham on 13 April, 2010

This recent music video from singer-songwriter Janelle Monae is a great example of how not to completely screw up representation(s) of disability. Lyrics are located here. And a description, courtesy of FWD’s own S.E.: A black title card reads: ‘The Palace of the Dogs Asylum: Dancing has long been forbidden for its subversive effects on [...]

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Disability History Education Video

By Chally on 18 November, 2009

I wanted to share this Disability History Education video by the Disabled Young People’s Collective. The DYP is based in North Carolina, USA, and is made up of people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-eight. See the DYP website for more. The video is mostly captioned, but the captions can be a bit difficult [...]

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A bit of disability humour to brighten your day

By Chally on 24 October, 2009

When you hear ‘disability’ and ‘joke’ in the same sentence, it’s usually not a good sign. But that’s not always the case. I thought we could all do with a bit of a laugh and that some of you might enjoy this video. It’s a routine from the very popular Australian comedian and television presenter [...]

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