Tag: #disability
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The Negative Polarization of “Person First Language” and “Disability First Language”
A Silent City Blog According to the CDC, the most respected and politically correct way to address someone who has a disability is to use “first-person language” instead of pointing out the disability. For instance, instead of introducing myself as a hearing-impaired person, I would say I have a hearing impairment. It separates the disability…
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Schools Just Don’t Understand
The Silent City Blog Two months ago, there was this video going viral on TikTok where a female deaf student was being disrespected by her professor for not paying attention in class without realizing that the reason she hadn’t responded was that her sign language translator must translate for her first for her to understand.…
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Sia’s film “Music” is Disrespectful to the Autistic Community
A Silent City Blog Kate Isobelle Furler, better known as Sia, is an Australian singer, songwriter, voice actress and director who is currently the least favourite person in the Autistic community. As of now, the artist has released her new film Music, which follows a young woman named Zu, who receives the news that she…
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We are Not Disabled, We Are Human
A Silent City Blog One morning, I was scrolling through TikTok, as one does. Between the funny skits of Frozen Texas and Wanda Vision spoilers, I came across a devastatingvideo of a young man who was crying. He showed the audience his hearing aids, before stating that someone said to him that he would never…
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Netflix’s Raising Dion: To be Fixed vs to be Accepted
A Silent City Blog When the Quarantine began, all I could think of was having a movie marathon. I would watch a film every day, sometimes two in a night. Since school was over for me, I didn’t really have much else to do. The first movies I watched were the X-Men films, the Ocean Heist…
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Destroying the Mental Health Stigma, One Design at a Time
A Silent City Blog At 401 Richmond, East of Spadina, there is an old Warehouse that contains 113 different tenants, and each tenant has their own business. Among the vast collection of tenants, there is an amazing business that goes by the name ofHilditch Architect. You can find them on the first floor of 401…
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The Secondary Effects of COVID-19 on the Disabled Community
A Silent City Blog The date is March 13th. According to live statistics, there are 163,306 Coronavirus cases across the globe, and so far, 6,086 deaths. Thankfully, with the high recovery rate, 76,219 people have survived this pandemic. However, it is important to understand that these numbers will change and should be taken with a…
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Accessing the Court
A Silent City Blog Welcome back to Silent City! Today, I went to New City Hall, a place I have been to multiple times. Upon going to the square, I remembered when my law class took us to the city court that is found beside the City Hall. We attended several cases. My favourites were…
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COP26: Nothing but Empty Words, No Action, and Inaccessibility
COP26, a UN conference that aimed to spread awareness of environmental issues and inspire political actors to take a stronger stance on global warming through new stricter policies. However, as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg stated that they are nothing but “blah, blah, blah”—empty words with no actions. We can say the same regarding the many…
Catherine CC Dumé 