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<p>Stella Young was an Australian comedian, journalist, teacher and disability activist who was passionate about women’s issues and issues that impact youth with disabilities. In the following TED Talk Stella breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into ‘inspiration porn’ and explains why disabled people are often thought to be inspirational for achieving very ordinary things. This inspiration is actually pity in disguise.</p>
<p><strong>Assignment:</strong> <br /><br />Watch the video and reflect on your own perceptions of disability. How does it align with the thoughts shared in the TED Talk? In your response please consider the following questions:<br /><br /></p>
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<li> What does “social construction” mean?</li>
<li> What does Stella call “inspirational porn”?</li>
<li> Examine how inspiration porn impacts disabled people.</li>
<li> Consider ways to counter this dominant narrative.</li>
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<p><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; width: 363px; height: 204px;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/D1EmmmSv91si_UTqu9luw-RZNvORuCDsJSHnMQytoVtWB-dnajcpsobplynA3dRXIA8rswwjEPePG4zvSJFhvsLHJ5blX46A9xO6iEV3AjTFpdn4U8NkLuR8CBGeeHl8rBKT0Q" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="363" height="204" /></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much" target="_blank">Stella Young: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | TED Talk</a><br /><br /><strong>Write your thoughts and any questions this has brought up in a short paragraph in your learning journal.</strong></p>
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