17.47: The Linguistics of Disability

Published: Nov. 20, 2022, 11 p.m.

Your Hosts:\xa0Mary Robinette, C.L. Polk, Fran Wilde, and Howard Tayler\xa0
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\nThis is the "talking about how to talk about" talk. We begin by reviewing the difference between the medical model and the social model of disability.
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\nLiner Notes: This TikTok provides a nice explanation of the medical and social models of disability. There's also this essay, "The Linguistics of Disability" over at Fireside Fiction.
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