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Increase text sizeNational Reconciliation Week (May 27, 2021 – June 3, 2021) is a time for all Australians to learn about the history, culture and achievements of Indigenous Australians. It is also an opportunity for us to come together with a shared commitment for reconciliation.
Inspiration objectification, known informally as ‘inspiration porn,’ portrays people with disabilities as inspirational on the basis of their disability.
Objectification happens when a person is treated like an object, without regard to their personality or dignity. It may be well-intentioned, but depicting people with disabilities as ‘objects of inspiration’ is exploitative and harmful.
Australian disability advocate and comedian Stella Young coined the term at TEDxSydney in 2014.
