Redefining Beauty: Finding One’s Voice and Passion for Advocacy through the Ms. Wheelchair America State Pageants
Location
163 Student Union: Discovery Room A
Start Date
4-11-2015 2:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2015 3:00 PM
Description
This presentation redefines beauty through the eyes of the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant contestants. Strategies are offered on utilizing pageants to advocate for disability rights. Personal stories, along with concrete strategies are offered. Methods to build mentorship and strengthen positive disability images across out social culture will be highlighted.
Repository Citation
Coble-Temple, Alette; Dazell, Andrea; and Spradley, Jasmine, "Redefining Beauty: Finding One’s Voice and Passion for Advocacy through the Ms. Wheelchair America State Pageants" (2015). Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality, and Disability. 4.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/breaking_silences/2015/november4/4
Redefining Beauty: Finding One’s Voice and Passion for Advocacy through the Ms. Wheelchair America State Pageants
163 Student Union: Discovery Room A
This presentation redefines beauty through the eyes of the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant contestants. Strategies are offered on utilizing pageants to advocate for disability rights. Personal stories, along with concrete strategies are offered. Methods to build mentorship and strengthen positive disability images across out social culture will be highlighted.
