Disability Awareness Bewareness
Amy Sequenzia on Disability Awareness campaigns that silence the very people they
Amy Sequenzia on Disability Awareness campaigns that silence the very people they
Awareness campaigns of disabilities are only effective if they are planned and run primarily by the groups that are the subjects of the campaign. This is because such campaigns are not “awareness”, but “acceptance” campaigns. We welcome support, with focus on respect, equality and access. We don’t need “awareness” of deficits and tragic rhetoric.
In 1978, a group of parents of children with disabilities