STORYTELLING COAT (Coat)
Disabled people are often portrayed in stories from the media as a burden on society. Lesley created a storytelling coat to challenge the media's depiction and show how ableist views have a real effect on disabled people's lives, from their self-worth to government cuts in benefits. The outside of the coat emphasises positive qualities of...
Description
Disabled people are often portrayed in stories from the media as a burden on society. Lesley created a storytelling coat to challenge the media's depiction and show how ableist views have a real effect on disabled people's lives, from their self-worth to government cuts in benefits.
The outside of the coat emphasises positive qualities of disabled people; patient, passionate, tolerant, alive, and joyful, words often unused by the media. The blue lining within the coat refers to the Conservative governments and names the 320 cabinet ministers who voted for the £30 cut in ESA benefits. Around their names are the names of those who have allegedly died from the austerity of the cuts.