“The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude”

Abstract

Apply It! After reading this article, the reader should be able to: • Define “inspiration porn” and give an example • Articulate both negative consequences and positive effects of inspirational images of disabled people in social media • Use guidelines to differentiate positive versus negative posts of disabled people • Understand the important role that exercise professionals can play in improving access and inclusion for disabled people in fitness and wellness spaces Authors’ note: We have chosen to use identity-first language (disabled person) rather than person-first language (person with a disability) in this paper. We have chosen identity-first language as we believe it better reflects disability as an important piece of an individual’s identity that one can claim in pride.