It’s time for a double feature of Jordan Peele’s films Get Out (2017) and Us (2019). Both films not only touch on disability through direct representation via characters, but give us plenty to dissect in terms of broader social-political issues and their impact on (and relation to) the disability community.

Additional reading/references:

Appropriation in the Disability Community: We Are Our Own Worst Enemy – Ramp Your Voice

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