Activist and inclusion expert andraealavant talks about her experience at the Oscars, the whitewashing of disability representation throughout history and shares a heartfelt message to her younger self.
It's funny, because when I joined theteam, I had been working on disability-focused issues for over a decade. I thought I knew much of what there was to know. I couldn't have been more incorrect.has served as a daily reminder that disability is as complex and nuanced as any cultural group can get; however, we are the epitome of the truth that we are much stronger and more likely to affect change when we come together as a community.
I know you were an avid reader growing up and cite Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston as some of your favorite authors. What did you discover through these writers' work or other works that you love? The primary depictions of disability that I saw growing up portrayed us as sick and in need of repair, sad and in need of charity or overly inspirational in need of shock and awe. As such, I had a warped sense of worth and value, and certainly didn't consider myself strong. Over the years, I've come to truly embrace the disability justice principle of interdependence.
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