Larry Eigner, Neil Marcus, Sue Austin, Raymond Luczak, and Peter Cook are all artists who work with and derive artistic inspiration from their bodies. However, they approach the content of their work very differently. There are more examples of their work on the web. To cite them this time you only need to include the web address in an in-text citation.
The artistic expression and commentary we see above are the result of the body and the mind coming together in conscious experience. Basically, they’re inseparable, which would mean that creativity then comes from the body as well as the mind. From a Disability Studies perspective, this is what embodiment means, there is no body mind split: there is one embodiment. Embodiment is common to all people: we all experience through our bodies and make meaning through our minds. Neil Marcus refers to “disabled art.” Based on the examples you have seen this week, how would you describe the relationship between disability and art? Do you think that art produced by people who have disabilities is somehow different from art produced by non-disabled people? Is there at this point evidence of a disability culture?
- What do you think? I am not looking for a particular answer, but I do want to see how you are thinking about the subject.
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2.. People who have no impairments frequently do not notice the extent to which people who have impairments are excluded. Have you ever been in a restaurant that had a raised floor between the entry and the seating area? With no lift or ramp, a mobility impaired person probably can’t eat there. Consider the restroom that has a wide enough door for a person in a wheelchair to enter and close the door but has the toilet positioned close to one wall and a sink positioned on the other side too close for the wheelchair to fit between the sink and the toilet. How would a person who needs a sliding board between the chair and the toilet access the toilet from the wheelchair? It’s a real question; not all “accessible” restrooms are fully accessible even if they do meet legal requirements.
- This week during your daily activities try to observe places that would be problematic for a person who has an impairment. Choose one example and describe the situation. Would the situation be remedied in a way that would not negatively affect people who do not have a similar impairment?