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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.

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Transcending Disabilities: Positive Body Imaging | Kim Lan Grout | TEDxUNC

One day in the grocery store, someone questioned Kim Lan Grout's ability to be a mother because of her leg amputation. In this talk, Grout explores the way we judge differences, and how simple it is to change the way we think about them.

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2016
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I Feel Sexy In My Disabled Body | Living Differently

Twenty-four-year-old Alex has spinal muscular atrophy, a condition that causes her severe problems with movement and means she needs a wheelchair.

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2019
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Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist • “A candid, accessible cheat sheet for...

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Emily Ladau
2025
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Intimacy and Disability

Questions about sexuality and disability answered by New Zealand kiwi Claire Freeman.

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2020
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The Intimacy Question: Relationships and Disability

This brief film introduces Neil Ligon, Lisa Carnes and Molly Welch to Atlanta's Abilities Conference, where challenges to dating, relationships and intimacy within the disabilities community will be explored.

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2013
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An Interabled Love Story (Intimacy and Disability)

Shane Burcaw is diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy and has dated Hannah for three years. Many people mistake Hannah as his nurse. Shane wants others to know that he is deserving of love and in a relationship that is both emotionally and physically intimate.

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2018
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How We Make It Work In The Bedroom - Intimacy & Disability - Part 2

In this video, we talk about intimacy and disability.

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2021
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Golem Girl: A Memoir

The vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of an artist born with disabilities who searches for freedom and connection in a society afraid of strange bodies What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? Can we envision a world that...

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Riva Lehrer
2021
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Intimate, Not Intimidated: It’s Time to Talk about Sex and Disability

We asked 6 people with life-limiting conditions to join us for a day-long discussion on sex, intimacy and relationships. This film delves into the details...

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2021
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Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.

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Rebekah Taussig
2025
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