It has taken me some time to decide whether or not to comment on BBC4 “Superhuman – Yes I can” advertisement for the Paralympics, because I know that any critique I make will be misunderstood. But it’s airing on the Gruen transfer last night has tipped my hand. So let me say upfront that it’s ...
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The positivity myth: a belated response to 60 minutes and the Curtis Landers story.
60 minutes report: http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/curtis-landers/xwf16yz?from I hate watching television reports on spinal cord injury, which normally to follow a predictable two-part pattern. Part one provides pictures of neck braces, helicopters, ventilation machines, and shocked families, all of which is a visceral reminder of the horror of my own injury, bringing back memories I’d rather forget. Part two ...
about Shane and his publications
Biography Shane is married to Elly, and together they are the parents of three boys. He is Dean of Theology at Alphacrucis College. On 7 October 2010, Shane had an accident on a pushbike that left him a quadriplegic (C5 incomplete). He is a crip theologian, an ally of feminism, and an open-minded Christian. He usually ...
