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Submitted by Jaime Sharp<\/a> on October 25, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“At the age of seven, I was involved in a car accident that nearly amputated my left hand. Since the accident, I have journeyed from denying my disability to embracing it,” said Molly Joyce for AFTA. “With this progression, I have frequently rethought concepts that are considered critical to what disability is and can mean, such as being weak, helpless, and incurable.”<\/p>\n

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\n“This thinking progressed in a dialogue with legendary activist Judith Heumann, known for contributions to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and foreign service with disability rights. During a conversation in 2019, Heumann asked why I refer to my left hand as ‘weak.’ This question struck me personally and politically, as I usually called my left hand \u201cweak\u201d to provide a quick response for what my disability may be, thus categorizing it within narrowly defined social definitions of what weakness can and should be.”<\/p>\n

“In response to Heumann\u2019s inquiry, I wondered if rethinking this terminology could foster a broader understanding and interpretation of ‘weakness’ and related terms\u2014terms explicitly central to disability culture yet relatable to all, disabled or nondisabled. I aimed to explore this by asking what these terms meant to disabled individuals across disabilities, highlighting the plurality of the disability community, and reframing collective perceptions about disability overall.”<\/p>\n

Read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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