SIXTY YEARS OF VISIBLE PROTEST IN THE DISABILITY STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND INCLUSION, 2024
The third disability protest wave therefore coincided with a changing media landscape and greater... more The third disability protest wave therefore coincided with a changing media landscape and greater attention to minority representation. There were both new opportunities for activists to make inroads in this issue area, but also several negative episodes that triggered reactive mobilization by disability activists who used those examples to showcase that their work was nowhere near done. Activist efforts in this issue area point to positive change but they also show how challenging it is to counteract widespread negative beliefs. Protests went a long way not only in raising awareness about representation but also in re- centering the conversation around what should be considered appropriate or meaningful representation. Activists and SMOs found new opportunities to make salient these long-standing grievances, later finding allies in #MeToo to challenge sexist, racist, and ableist practices in Hollywood. Disability activists would also turn inward, challenging their own organizations and networks to do better when it came to inclusion and empowerment.
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According to our survey conducted in June 2020 — collected when case counts were actually declining and provinces were beginning to open up and end their shutdowns — 78 per cent of respondents reported being concerned about contracting COVID-19. Heightened concerns were also associated with poorer mental health outcomes, as shown in the graph above. Among respondents who reported being very concerned about contracting COVID-19, 49 per cent reported increased anxiety, 50 per cent reported more stress and 28 per cent reported increases in despair.
The respondent continued “I mean, you can see major differences between both us [Canadian news] and the U.S. in just how news comes across. News here is presented in a much more factual way. U.S. news, it’s always political. Even if it’s scientific, it becomes political.”
Indeed, 60 per cent of our respondents said they do not trust American politicians when it comes to information about the pandemic. Several directly cited U.S. President Donald Trump and the administration as exacerbating the pandemic.
https://theconversation.com/covid-19-financial-future-grim-for-canadians-with-disabilities-health-conditions-143168?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/23/why-disabled-americans-remain-second-class-citizens/?utm_term=.4d99254de495