Nicole is joined by her friend Sydney Mayer to discuss disability representation in media (what really is "representation"?). They dive deep on disability and rhetoric, the words "Handicap" and "Accessibility," Inspo-Porn, character tropes, and more!
Sydney Mayer is a writer and dramaturg currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA in Drama with a minor in Literature and Culture from Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Professional Writing.
Find Sydney online!
Instagram: @sydney.isabelle
Sydney’s Howlround Article:
https://howlround.com/responsible-theatremaking
Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
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