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The Morning Show
Monday, March 19, 2018, 8:00am

After the death of Stephen Hawking last week, media outlets from around the globe ran stories about the physicist’s life and accomplishments. Many of these stories referenced the fact that Hawking had ALS, but disability rights advocates are taking issue with some of the language used to describe it. We look at how we talk about disability - both in the media, and in our everyday lives - why it matters, and how we can foster better discourse about disability. 

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