Yes, joy, I saw that too! I just shook my head in wonder. but, considering that we will not be able to watch the Paralympics on tv until october (which adds injury to insult!), unfortunately, we are, apparently, in the USA, invisible, it doesn't surprise me, IT makes me sad, and angry, but I feel powerless because that was Great Britain's performance. I don't have unlimited energy anymore, I pick my battles carefully. I'll forward this to Sarah's cp-dystonia list and the berkeley disabled list.
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From: Joy Welan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:02:16 PM
Subject: "Actors" Playing PWD During Closing Ceremony?
Hi everyone,
Sorry it's been so long since I've written... I've been busy! I
graduated from law school this May, studied for and took the bar exam,
got my own apartment in DC, and started working as a clerk to a judge
on the DC Superior Court.
I'm writing because many of you are more connected to the disability
community than I am, and I was hoping you could help me get the word
out about something that's really been bothering me. I sent the email
below to AAPD, Inclusion Daily, and Disaboom. Does anyone else know
of any other groups who may be interested and turn this into a story?
I really think it's disgraceful, and should have been covered as much
as the "cuter" Chinese girl lip synching in the opening ceremony was.
Thanks for any ideas!
Hope you've all been well!
Best, Joy
Dear Ms. Sommers,
I wanted to suggest a story for the next AAPD newsletter. I believe
that an able-bodied dancer was used to "play" a wheelchair user during
the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. As a wheelchair user,
I was very excited to see someone in a wheelchair represented.
Because I was so interested, I was watching these two dancers closely.
Towards the end of the dance, one female dancer, who had been using a
wheelchair, stood up, climbed onto the back of a double-decker bus,
leapt down, and walked back to her wheelchair.
To see what I'm referring to, go to http://tinyurl.com/5mo2n2 and fast
forward to 17:13. (If you have to sit through a "Tropic Thunder" ad
first, I apologize.)
If the London Olympic Committee allowed a person with a disability to
be portrayed by an able-bodied actor, I find that highly offensive.
It just reinforces the notion that all people who use wheelchairs can
walk a little bit and are being lazy. It also does a great disservice
to the many talented dancers who use wheelchairs full time.
Could you please investigate and cover this story? If not, could you
suggest some other organizations that may be interested in following
up? I think this should have created an outcry, as the lip synching
during the opening ceremony did.
Best, Joy Welan
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