I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much

This video discusses how people with disabilities are continually viewed and understood as objects of inspiration. This video challenges viewers to see people with disabilities as real people, meaning that their objectification for non-bodied people to derive inspiration from being deconstructed. This video discusses the social disabling of people with disabilities, and the lie that living with disabilities makes an individual or individuals exception.

TO REFLECT ON

• What stereotypes are harmful to people with disabilities, and how has your understanding of disability been influenced by this video?