Can We Do Away With “Inspiration Porn”?
The media’s obsession with stories like the mom who graduated with her disabled son portray us as needy, undermining our fight against a devastating health-care bill that threatens our lives.
Robyn Powell
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Robyn Powell, PhD, JD, is an assistant professor at Stetson University College of Law and a senior research associate at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. As a proud disabled woman, Dr. Powell’s scholarship studies the intersection of disability law, reproductive justice, health law, and public policy.