It’s time to stop calling disabled people ’inspirational’ – Dr Frances Ryan | In my opinion

With the Rio Paralympics beginning, the words inspirational and superhuman are once again readily being used to describe disabled people. Subscribe to The Guardian ► While this is meant as a compliment, argues Dr Frances Ryan, it sets apart disabled people as something other than simply human. It also, she says, makes them ‘inspiration porn’ to give non-disabled people a warm fuzzy feeling. 6x9 experience solitary confinement ► The Guardian ► http://is.g