Reflecting on Disability In Sports
Looking back on this semester, more specifically this class, I realize I have expanded my knowledge on a topic I had thought I was already knowledgeable about. When thinking about disability in sports a few months ago, I could've told you about the certain stereotyping and models that shape how we view disabled people. Things like inspiration porn, and other damaging ways of interacting with the disabled community, even if it came from a “good place”. How being ignorant– as good intentioned as it may be, is not bliss for everyone. Although it may seem unimportant to some people who are able-bodied to learn about the history, the models of health, and the evolution of adaptive sporting, I would say that the abled-bodied audience is the one who needs this class most. Disabled people may benefit from learning about others who share their struggles and overcome them, but abled-bodied people make up more of the population, and directly affect leg...