 Some members of the Deaf community replace the phrase “hearing loss” with “deaf gain,” and some people with physical disabilities have framed disability as an escape of societal expectations and an impetus to try new things 

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Disability art is closely aligned with the affirmative model of disability; both emerged from within the disability community to challenge the dominant, personal tragedy framework which paints disability as a misfortune. The affirmative model contradicts this supposed tragedy, by simultaneously presenting disability as a source of pride and impairment as a typical part of the life experience.

Affirmative model of disability

Stober, K., & García Iriarte, E. (2023). Intellectual disability, art and identity: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of professional artists with intellectual disabilities. Disability & Society, 38(10), 1871–1894. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2045187

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