Many colleagues and understood are already expressing it, but I don’t want to stop capturing my voice also with respect to something fundamental. With inclosncers, therapists, and even some media colleagues and even politicians (less), We have been coinciding with the enormous concern generated by the inaccurate, incorrect, unhappy, archaic, pejorative terms, that journalists, politicians and “researchers” are using in their interventions in the media when talking about people with disabilities. And no, neither the apologies, faith of errata, nor self -corrections, because ignorance and irresponsibility when communicating, is alarming. I would not like to repeat anything I heard or read. Some words hurt me so much that, in many cases, I had to stop seeing a television report and reading a note, for the anger and impotence that some words generated.
No person deserves to refer to it as many are referring to people with disabilities. It is really worrying. It is serious. We have debated between Incluencers in this regard – both in public as in private – these days. I would dare to say that even this matter of unfortunate mass communications alarms more than the alleged acts of corruption that they put to disability in the podium of the topics of public interest. Actually, any topic to be exposed should be appointed with correction. Is it okay to talk? Is it okay not to talk about disability? Is it a “fashion” to talk about disability? Is it a taboo to talk about disability? I don’t want to judge that. Everyone will know their personal, public and political position in life and decide what they consider appropriate for this moment. Also, I value respectful silences, it is not that it creates to generate information. Yes, it seems essential to clarify, to beg that, if it is decided to address issues related to people with disabilities, it should be done with adequate terminology and with a sense of responsibility.
I understand (and more than many, since I work with political teams almost 10 years ago) that being a year of the electoral campaign, there are issues that “should be addressed” or that “it is not convenient”. This has been the case since time immemorial, and it is not exclusive to “the theme” of disability. They are simply “the rules of the game.” The campaign agenda is always delicate.
Also, on the other hand, I have heard that there are positions that affirm with total certainty, that it is a “political issue” for being – just – “year of campaign.” It can be, but If there is any presumption of acts of corruption that put the rights in check of people with disabilities, no matter how surreal it may seem, I think we should all demand clarification of the facts (It doesn’t matter if it is not in the media, that is a part of the whole and this is a matter of justice). We must not lose the focus of the important thing, we must not minimize and fall into “It is another” Boca – River “political.” We all have to want justice to clarify all this. The political discussion should not be distracted, when it is at stake to know the truth about serious situations that affect people with disabilities.
The author has a degree in Communication, activist and wheelchair athlete.
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