Nick Chisholm: More than a Super-crip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQYfvLTId0Q

Nick Chisholm is often a go to "supercrip" story for media outlets. He was born able bodied, but suffered a stroke after a rugby game. This led to "Locked-In Syndrome," a condition where he is still conscious and has control of his eyes, but all other major muscle groups no longer work. With the help of his friends, he was able to fight his way to being more fucntional and eventually become the one of the worlds top wheelchair body builders. This is a great "feel good" story for news and TV because its shows the "willpower can over come anything" narrative able-bodied like to see.
However, the documentary by Attitude shows Nicks life as much more normal than an oddity. They show him with his wife, who he met after his accident, and all of the friends and trainers who help make his recovery possible. They talk and joke and live comfortable, as opposed to being an oddity or pity party for others to gawk at.

Attitude is the worlds leading video producer of disability focused documentaries. They state on their website "One in four of our staff lives with disability, chronic health or mental health issues. This deep knowledge gives our work a unique perspective to make authentic content that makes a difference." The documentary for Nick feels different because it is made by people within or who understand the same community. It has a clear focus on the possibilities of life for those with disabilities and the other things they do beyond their disability. When alternative sources get to tell their own stories, rather than hegemonic major media outlets, they create a community and give the help and inspiration disabled people actually need to more forward and want to see.