Michelle Renee Kidwell
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Abled does not mean enabled. Disabled does not mean less abled.” ― Khang Kijarro Nguyen
Fighting to end ableism, one, poem, story, article at a time. Will you join me?
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Disability Representation in Children’s Literature Is Crucial:
The Cooperative Book Center reported in 2019 that only 3.4 percent of children's books feature disabled main characters, whereas 26 percent of the population is disabled. There is a disheartening lack of representation. This sends a negative message to children with disabilities or those who have friends or loved ones with disabilities. .A message that those with disabilities are not worth writing about, at least not in a way that sheds light on the fact that they want the same as everyone else, and like everyone else, they deserve representation.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Journal
What Can We Learn From Bones (Revised)
Fox aired Bones from 2005 to 2017, a television show that is still popular in syndication today. Despite what you may say about crime shows, I feel there was something special about Temperance Brennan, played by Emily Deschanel, who rocked the role. We notice from the first episode that Dr Brennan is a little different, she’s extremely intelligent but has a very low emotional EQ and is more than a little awkward socially. According to an interview with Hart Hanson by Screen Rant, he based Temperance Character on a friend with Asperger’s Syndrome. However, it was only alluded to and never really addressed. The way they handled this was definitely something I felt could have been improved.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Journal
