“The hyping of disabled athletes into superhuman status by Channel 4 only deepens our wounds, inflicted by continual assaults on our daily lives. It truly seems that the only acceptable disabled person is a Paralympian – and then only for a few weeks.” PrejudiceEqualityInequalityDisabilitySuperhumanAbleismDisability QuotesEquality And AttitudeDisability AwarenessParalympianParalympics Author:Penny Pepper
“Barriers remain in place, disabling us, and denying our full participation in the everyday. The current government wallows in an ideology that crushes us with cuts to social care, to services – and to disabled arts organisations. Immediately after Silent Witness, Ellen Clifford, of Disabled People Against Cuts, was on Newsnight, pointing out that “the United Nations made a finding of grave and systemic violations towards disabled people”. Who cares? Who’s listening? Unexpectedly Silent Witness seemed to be this week. And with viewing figures averaging 6 million, let’s hope it marks a watershed moment in our understanding and acceptance of disabled people.” DiversityEqualityActivismWriterDisabilityAusteritySilent WitnessBbconeDisabled ActorsGuardian Newspaper Author:Penny Pepper