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Benched: Why We All Lose When Kids with Disabilities Are Shut Out of Sports

By Lara Stolman — 2015

Community leagues simply aren’t welcoming enough to kids with autism and other developmental disabilities, even when only slight modifications or support are needed to accommodate them. So parents are forced to create their own solutions if they don’t want their children to wither on the sidelines.

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Models Chella Man and Aaron Philip Demand Better Representation for Disabled Communities

Models and best friends Chella Man and Aaron Philip are challenging fashion ideals. The two discuss growing up feeling excluded and invisible and detail the bravery it takes to be the change you want to see.

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Tish Weinstock
2020
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How Lorenza Bottner’s Prescient Art Created Space for Disabled and Trans People

At Documenta 14, the 2017 edition of the touted art festival that takes place once every five years in Kassel, it was an artist heretofore unknown to much of the art world who stole the show: Lorenza Böttner, a German painter, dancer, and performance artist who, in the ’80s and ’90s, began...

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Alex Greenberger
2021
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17 Athletes Who'll Inspire You to Love Your Damn Self

Strength is a beautiful thing.

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Lindsey Lanquist
2017
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Body Image Issues Can Impact Athletes at a Young Age

Body image issues are not unusual in athletes and can start at a young age. Negative consequences of poor body image include quitting sports, eating disorders, and low self esteem.

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Jeff Burtka
2019
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Female Athletes and Body Image

The culture of sports and athletics can be rewarding, but it doesn’t come without its risks.

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Margot Rittenhouse
2020
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Why do Some Athletes Struggle with Body Image?

Body image issues in athletes can come from a wide variety of sources: certain sports value specific weights and body types more than others, athletes will deal with puberty in different ways and some student athletes struggle with control in other areas of their lives, which can lead to body image...

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TrueSport
2020
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Body Image & Sports Involvement in College Students

Body image can be described as your personal evaluation of self and others, based on body weight, shape, size, and appearance. It is connected to self-esteem and self-worth.

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Libby Lyons
2018
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The Unique Body Image Challenges Related to Disability

In many cultures, people with disabilities are often thought of as being sickly, feeble, and fragile. With those generally inaccurate perceptions of disability also come more harmful notions.

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Charlotte Gerber
2020
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