About This Lesson
Jess talks about winning a competition that was launched with the question, ‘Do you want to be a disabled model?’ She thinks that this competition has pushed boundaries and made disability more ‘mainstream’ or acceptable. See the pdf file for lesson plans and activity ideas. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: SL.7.1, SL.8.1, SL.9-10.1
An intelligent, though-provoking and very useful clip which challenges stereotypes of disability. This is a really good resource, especially when used with some of the suggestions in the pdf file.