Karina's Disability & Sports Blog

  Adaptive Technology Adaptive technology can be very controversial in sports. Some think that this technology is cheating or that it will take away from talent and make it easier for anyone to win or do the sport. I agree with this statement to some extent but also disagree. We live in a world now where technology is used in everything we do. Not only that, but we see more and more advances in technology every year. So it is expected that someday adaptive technology is going to be used by everyone in sports. That is why I think there is no argument whether it should be allowed or not because I believe it will be either way. I disagree that this technology will make it easier for the athletes or make it easier for anyone to compete. If all athletes have the same access to technology, then the competition will still be fair. However, different skills might have to come into play which in turn might actually make it harder for some athletes and take away from their actual talent. This is

  Media Coverage  The media is a big place and a very influential area. There are so many things that the media has exaggerated or falsely represented. People with disabilities are one of those. Like with other minorities, stereotypes about individuals with disabilities have been pushed and reinforced in the media. There are not enough persons with disabilities in the media, despite the fact that they are frequently misrepresented. This is a pressing global issue, particularly given that one in four Americans suffer from a disability. Considering those statistics, you may assume that disabled people are represented in the media more, however just 3.1% of characters on film are disabled (Tehranian, 2022) . A lack of understanding of people with disabilities may result from this lack of exposure, particularly with kids. We need to give the Paralympics and other sports for people with disabilities more media attention in order to solve this. This can be accomplished by featuring people wi