As I was watching the Academy Awards last night, I was surprised to see that Jerry Lewis was going to be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. My first thought was to wonder how this was being received in disability communities. Here are some links to articles I found this morning:
From Radar Online:
This Sunday at the 81st annual Academy Awards, legendary comedian and actor Jerry Lewis will receive the prestigous Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on behalf of his long-time work raising money for disabled people through the the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
And for some, there lies the problem.
In the past, Lewis has described people with muscular dystrophy as "being half a person." He's also referred to a wheelchair as "a steel imprisonment."
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Another article in the Washington Times
Some video coverage of the protests:
Monday, February 23, 2009
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