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Kenguru Cars

theidolhands wrote in friendly_crips Jul 19, 2012 12:43

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advertising, transport, wheelchairs, awareness

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yasonablack wrote in friendly_crips Jul 19, 2012 13:10

I know there's some issues going on with the Olympics (isn't there always...) but check out this bad ass advertisement for the paralympics!

Meet The Superhumans In This Ass-Kicking Paralympics Spot"For some, thinking about the differently abled athletes competing in the Paralympics might elicit a faintly pitying "Good for them," or perhaps, "How ( Read more... )

advertising, sport, cripspiration

"Very Different Cars For Not-That-Different Drivers"

theidolhands wrote in friendly_crips Jun 28, 2012 06:53

Very Different Cars For Not-That-Different Drivers
Conceived and created by Brussels-based ad agency Publicis, the Handicap Car campaign captures disabled drivers flipping off other vehicles, rocking out with their passengers.

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accessibility, acceptance, advertising, transport

Treatment of children with disabilities versus treatment of adults with disabilities

rainbow_goddess wrote in friendly_crips Jun 13, 2012 00:16

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work, family, conditions: asthma, advertising, children, adults, visibility, the benefits system, the disabled person, conditions: diabetes, charities, conferences or seminars, conditions: autistic spectrum, awareness

a dancer with a nervous disorder

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Aug 08, 2011 10:30

I'm no art historian and I wonder who first had the idea of portraying disability with sympathy instead of ridicule or judgement. Was it Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec? Possibly it wasn't but he did paint with sympathy towards at least one of his muses: Jane Avril ( Read more... )

internet: online resources, family, advertising, children, people: jane avril, dance, the author, conditions: neurological, painting, the disabled person, conditions: injury, professional achievement, people: henri de toulouse-lautrec, shows: moulin rouge, awareness

wheelchairs in comedy

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Apr 20, 2011 11:06

In Britain atm there's a series of telly adverts with comedy meerkat puppets. These happen not to be to my taste so I always use the 'mute' button or fast-forward, so it was only today that I noticed that one of the characters uses a wheelchair. Has anybody managed to watch these adverts sufficiently to comment on whether this is a good portrayal? ( Read more... )

shows: monarch of the glen, advertising, comedy, conditions: dementia, wheelchairs, information, sitcoms, television