The Pros And Cons Of Being Speechless

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Presently, since the issue of representation has become a hot topic, more and more celebrities are beginning to come out and talk about their mental disabilities such as clinical depression and anxiety. While this is not a representation of the disabled community as a whole, it shows that people are beginning to come out and talk about it more. On TV, there is now a show called Speechless that revolves around a family who has a child with special needs, JJ. JJ cannot walk or talk, and he can barely move. He is confined to a wheelchair and a board where he spells out the things he wishes to say with a laser pointer attached to his head. Wherever he goes, he needs an aid to help him speak to other kids in his school, go to the bathroom, and …show more content…
But, even then, he struggles with being pitied and misunderstood. In an episode, his intelligence and ability to pass a test is even put into question, even though he is a smart kid and fully capable of learning like the other kids in his class. His teachers, sensitive to the fact that he is disabled, would often let him skip class or do no work, but still give him a passing grade. When JJ and his family finally confronts his teachers, and convinces them to treat him as his peers’ equal, JJ proved that he was able to pass the test without outside him. As I watched the show, I began to understand more about the struggles of disability and its effect on the surrounding community. It is shows like these that give us insight into the lives of the people who require special needs and provides us with a new perspective. There are even lines in the show that deal with normalcy and JJ’s struggle to have a normal high school life. It elicits thought on the issues. That is why I think it is very important for the media to provide adequate
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