Disabled representation in movies has a fraught history. Stray movies that have authentic representation often become the poster child and thus must represent every disability. Children of a Lesser God is a prime example. Upon release on October 3, (1986, it broke barriers for how deaf and disabled individuals could be portrayed in film, specifically women. […]
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