As a young man with cerebral palsy, he gained notice for his quest to be an Eagle Scout and changed Scouting. But his name had been mostly lost to popular memory.
Tag: Cerebral Palsy
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Sidewalk Surfing With My Disabled Parents
Both skateboarding and navigating daily life with a disability involve surprisingly similar ways of engaging with the built environment.
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Beyoncé Will Change Lyrics After Criticism Over ‘Ableist Language’
The pop star’s decision to replace two words in her song “Heated” follows Lizzo’s removal of the same term, which has been used as a slur against disabled people, from her track “Grrrls.”
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Who Can Play the King? Representation Questions Fuel Casting Debates.
Should Shakespeare’s Richard III be reserved for disabled actors? Does the character have to be played by a white man? By a man at all? Three recent productions took different tacks.