#CriticalAxis: A Disabled List project

#CriticalAxis: a community driven project from The Disabled List

#CriticalAxis is a project from The Disabled List that collects and analyzes disability representation in media.

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Jessica Long’s Story

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Image from the beginning of the ad. Jessica Long, a double amputee wears a red swimsuit while swimming in dark water. White text on the screen tells us she's a 13x paralympic gold medalist

Start Your Impossible feat. Lily Rice

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We All Win

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Image of Owen, a young boy, sitting on his bed, talking to the camera.

The Blind See More

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Extreme Close Up of a clouded blind eye - text on the screen reads 'blind people'