ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

The Myth of the All-Powerful Superhero

By Noah Berlatsky — 2014

The supercrip narrative, disability rights groups say, mostly serves to make mainstream audiences feel awesome and inspired, while ignoring the actual difficulties faced by and prejudices directed at the vast majority of disabled people.

Read on www.esquire.com

FindCenter Post-Image

The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World

This book reveals that people with disabilities are the invisible force that has shaped history. They have been instrumental in the growth of freedom and birth of democracy. They have produced heavenly music and exquisite works of art. They have unveiled the scientific secrets of the universe.

Book
Al Etmanski
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
06:59

TEDxMIA - Shelley Baer - The Beauty of Disability

Shelly Baer currently works at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Mailman Center for Child Development as Coordinator of the Emerging Transformational Leadership Program and is Director of Understanding the Family Perspective. Ms.

Video
2011
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
08:11

Indigenous Fashion Designer Reclaims Native Culture on the Runway | NowThis

In this Her Stories interview with Korina Emmerich, the designer and activist describes her experience growing up as a Native person in a white society. She shares how she came to love fashion, deciding at an early age that she was going to be an artist who used fashion as her medium.

Video
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
05:14

Roxane Gay Shares Writing Tips: On Finding the Why

Everyone has a story to tell. Join best-selling author Roxane Gay to find your story, craft your truth, and write to make a difference.

Video
Roxane Gay
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.

Book
Sandra Marinella
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
06:35

Oliver Sacks on Humans and Myth-making

Oliver Sacks on humans and myth-making.

Video
Oliver Sacks
2012
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Storytelling with Children

Telling stories awakens wonder and creates special occasions with children, whether it is bedtime, around the fire or on rainy days. Encouraging you to spin golden tales, Nancy Mellon shows how you can become a confident storyteller and enrich your family with the power of story.

Book
Nancy Mellon, Thomas Moore (foreword)
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Healing Storytelling: The Art of Imagination and Storymaking for Personal Growth

The healing power of stories is a strong antidote to today’s electronic screen world. Storytelling is an engaging, meaningful way of sharing our thoughts and feelings.

Book
Nancy Mellon
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W.

Book
James W. Pennebaker, Joshua M. Smyth
2016
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go

How do great leaders thrive in uncertain times? By changing their mindsets about power. Why do some organizations grow and thrive with complexity, while others collapse under their own weight? The answer is simple, but transformative: when power is hoarded and lorded over others, it is finite.

Book
Matthew Barzun
2025
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Disabled Well-Being