The Critical Axis logo embraces imperfection with its slightly askew matrix. The upper right, and more aspirational quadrant is blocked off and colored outside the lines. The all caps, san serif Critical Axis word mark is disrupted by an exaggerated forward leaning line of the x that descends below the baseline of the text.
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Inspiration and Exploitation

Inspiration Exploitation describes the way disabled people are frequently manipulated and objectified in media for the benefit of everyone else. Inspiration Exploitation relies on many other stigmatizing tropes, such as SuperCrip or Gift Recipient to create a distorted narrative that inspires broader audiences.

Disabled people oftentimes describe the process of their likeness being turned into Inspiration Porn as dehumanizing. Inspiration Porn is nothing more than a form of virtue signaling that is intended for the non-disabled gaze and does not consider disabled people to be an audience.

World’s First Adaptive Deodorant

'For All' | Inspiration and Exploitation
Exceptionalism Fallacy | Isolation | Medical Model
Social Model

Jessica Long’s Story

'For All' | Inspiration and Exploitation | Metaphor
Exceptionalism Fallacy | Isolation | Medical Model | No Words

Start Your Impossible feat. Lily Rice

Exceptionalism Fallacy | Infantilizion | Isolation | Language | Medical Model | No Words
Inspiration and Exploitation | Metaphor

We All Win

'For All' | Inspiration and Exploitation
Exceptionalism Fallacy | Infantilizion | Isolation | Medical Model

ThisAbles

Consumer Model
Inspiration and Exploitation
Language | Medical Model
Social Model

The Blind See More

Exceptionalism Fallacy | Language | Medical Model | No Words
Inspiration and Exploitation | Surprise Reveal
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