Tag Archives: disability

Body Image in the Media

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Flight attendant tells moving story on what her uniform taught her about body image She was feeling great about how she felt about her looks after putting on an old uniform skirt until she made a surprising discovery. A beautiful … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 14 – When is a headline offensive?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

There’s a heartwarming story that’s been up on the Interwebs this week about President Obama giving a speech on energy policy at St. George Community College.  Stephon, a deaf student had front-row seating for the event, got to shake the … Continue reading →

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Disability, Humor, and Pop Culture

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

One thing we have an awkward relationship with is humor connected with disabilities.  There is the crude movie humor, there’s the “very special” episode humor, and finally, rarest of all, genuine humor that deals with the disability from the point … Continue reading →

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John Hockenberry Interview from C-SPAN

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

This interview with journalist John Hockenberry is one of my favorites from C-SPAN’s old Booknotes series.  It’s now available through the C-SPAN video archives.  A great story about living with disability, and a great series of stories from an interesting … Continue reading →

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