GC Disability in Society Disability Studies Video Analysis Discussion

Choose two of the following online interviews to watch from ABILITYMagazine’s ADA30 Summit in celebration of the Americans withDisabilities Act

• Judy Heumann – https://youtu.be/SZWRZVG66Gg
• Day Al-Mohamed – https://youtu.be/gACpRWjtl9A
• Edlyn & Diego Pena – https://youtu.be/cAO7y5598BY
• CJ Jones – https://youtu.be/lVKZhQcZyWg
• Matthew Wangeman – https://youtu.be/vwiz8eqVw9o
• Michelle Nario-Redmond – https://youtu.be/lFwEi6ioV8Y
• ?Andy Imparato – https://youtu.be/J-cerZzs1Hs

Answer each question/prompt in 1-2 paragraphs while applying content that was covered in the course. Indicate A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I for each response. Include the question/prompt and the answer to each question/prompt.

1. Who were the two individuals that you “met” in their online interviews? Why did you choose those two individuals?

1. How were the two individuals similar in their perspectives? How were their perspectives unique?

1. What were your initial assumptions, biases, and/or stigmas you had before watching these interviews? How did the interviews challenge or change your thinking?

1. Explain how the content and perspectives in the interviews relate to the social model and medical model of disability.

1. Name at least 2 of the following concepts learned in this course that are applicable to these interviews and explain how they apply.

• Access
• Accommodations
• Agency
• Assistive Technology
• Employment
• Inclusion
• Inspiration porn
• Respectful language related to disability

1. How did these interviews shape your understanding of disability rights or civil rights as a whole?

1. If you could spend the day with each of these people, what would you hope to do and to talk about or ask? Why?