Three disability classics in this months show. It’s Phil and Simon debating and exploring. 

Firstly an independent American short film highlights how to ask for help as a disabled person and how best other people can offer it. Called ‘Act of God’, the film explores different strategies and responses in a witty and thoughtful way. It gets us talking and Simon gets moody whilst Phil stays calm and polite.

Language is next: Prof. Amanda Kirby, who is neurodivergent herself wonders how language changes and it’s impact. Her example, ‘awe’ is both good and bad when it becomes the words awkward, awful and awesome, which are three words often attached to neurodiversity.

Lastly, a survey of 3000 disabled people found 75% had never heard of the social model. This somehow doesn’t surprise us. Does it matter? That said, we wonder if something is lost by not knowing about it. Sophie Morgan gets mentioned about five times by Phil for some reason.

Links

Act of God article and film 

Prof. Amanda Kirby’s blog Neurodiversity is awesome 

Evenbreak survey showing 75% of disabled peeps haven’t heard of the social model.      

Article by Liam O’Dell about the survey

Sophie Morgan on Instagram