Unrepresentative views demonising people with physical and cognitive differences
In 2017 a former Australian TV star was accused of sexual assault by many women. To defend his actions he claimed to suffer from ‘undiagnosed Aspergers’. Then a slew of un-informed personalities and politicians attacked people with physical and cognitive differences, calling for them to be isolated from our community. This piece highlights everything people with physical and cognitive differences add to everyone’s daily lives: Tim Sharp (Laser Beak Man); Stella Young; Brisbane’s Voiceability Crew; Adam Hills; and The Ghost Ballerinas.
This piece is about Awesome People doing Awesome Things, but bear with us, you have to get through a bit of context first, which is, unfortunately, idiots saying idiot things.
Image Credit
Tim Sharpe and Laser Beak Man: https://laserbeakman.com/
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