I’m sure by now most people have seen the video that went viral of the little girl who has cerebral palsy climbing a stairwell with the handrail as the only help she used.
I have mixed feelings about that video. While I think it is an incredible accomplishment that absolutely should be celebrated by her, her family, and all of their friends, I am afraid it sends the wrong message to some.
I feel that when that video went viral and became “inspiration porn” to millions of strangers, it did damage to a lot of other disabled people’s psyches.
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