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The eclectic collection of films presented included a range of depictions of disabilities all around the world. Superfest showcased the multifaceted experiences of individuals who are so often tied to tropes displayed in mainstream media representations.
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“A Beautiful Mind” was important to me the first time I watched it. It brought my sister’s condition to life, out of the confines of a strict list of symptoms. It was raw and real and moving, a testament to the power of will against all odds.
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My mind leaves my body for the 10th time today. My mind is blank, my body is not my own, I am empty and hollow. I may appear otherwise, but I am mentally withdrawn from my physical self. I’m dissociating. You’re inside of me. I feel nothing. Someone asks me
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When it comes to accessibility, UC Berkeley is doing the bare minimum. As a public university, UC Berkeley was originally created to ensure widespread and equitable access to education. But the campus is failing to live up to this mission when it comes to serving students with disabilities. This is
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A poster created in 1951 recognizing what we know today as National Disability Employment Awareness Month read, “America needs ALL of us.” Now, the tagline for workforce inclusion for the 2018 National Disability Employment Awareness Month is “America’s Workforce: Empowering All.” For 73 years and counting, the United States has
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Updated 10/30/19: Some of the language in this article has been updated. The Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, at UC Berkeley was one of the first disability services programs in higher education in the United States. It was founded by students with disabilities in 1970 after they organized to advocate
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UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, serves 6 percent of the entire student population, yet there remains a general lack of awareness surrounding the challenges and barriers to living with disabilities on this campus.
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which was established in 1988 to raise awareness of the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In this issue of The Daily Californian, we hope to shed light on these individuals in the Berkeley community.
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For Kleege, disability is just another facet of the human condition. The message Kleege would like to focus on is that “disability is a diversity category” and should not be understood as just a problem that can be addressed with a set of accommodations.
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It can be difficult, as a person with a disability, when you don’t see anyone who could possibly be like you in popular media. But recently, these issues have been seen more and more in the public eye. We at the Clog thought we would share a few of our favorite well-known media figures who have disabilities.
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