‘Baby hears for the first time’ videos aren’t inspirational, they hide the reality of Deaf lives
I want to talk to you about porn. No, not that porn. I’m talking about inspiration porn. Coined by the disability activist Stella Young (who gave this incredible TEDX Talk), inspiration porn happens when a disabled and/or Deaf person is reduced to a one-dimensional being for heart-warming pleasure and as inspiration for everybody else. Inspiration