Love & Disability with Athena Cooper

Born with the rare genetic disorder, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (aka ‘brittle bone disease’), and a wheelchair user since the age of six, Athena grew up navigating an ill-fitting narrative about being disabled in our society.
On one end of the spectrum is the highly medicalized representation of the disabled body that typically focuses on pain, deformity and lack of function. Frida Kahlo’s surrealist self-portraits depicting the painful and distorting aspects of her body and her disability are an example of how this interpretation of disability has shown up in the world of art.
On the other end of the spectrum is the objectification of people with disabilities as “super crips” that are held up as inspirational for simply living with their disability. This viewpoint has become even more prevalent with the rise of social media and is articulately critiqued in Stella Young’s TED talk, “I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much”.
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Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk.
Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied.
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