Disability History Month
Not your inspiration: what is inspiration porn and how to avoid it
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 24 November 2022
13:00 - 14:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- Frances Bathurst EDI@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Don't panic, there's no nudity to explicit photos here.
The term 'Inspiration Porn' was coined in 2012 by disability rights activist Stella Young in an editorial in Australian Broadcasting Corporation's webzine Ramp Up.
In this session, Frances Bathurst from the EDI Team (a disabled member of staff who was a young carer) will talk you through what inspiration porn is, how to avoid it and how to change your mindset on disability.
Programme
- 13:00–13:05 Welcome
- 13:05–13:40 Presentation and screening of Stella Young's Ted Talk
- 13:40–14:00 Questions and discussion
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