ELA 10 A Semester Exam 6 of 356 of 35 Items Feature "Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities" by Corinne Segal Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space. Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said. That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University. Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible. 1 of 10 Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which detail from the text best supports the idea that people with disabilities lack representation and access? (1 point) Responses “The manifesto for the Deaf Poets Society, published in June, calls disability justice ‘the civil rights movement you’ve never heard of.’” “The manifesto for the Deaf Poets Society, published in June, calls disability justice ‘the civil rights movement you’ve never heard of.’” “Not all people who are deaf or have a chronic illness consider themselves disabled . . . the word ‘disabled’ can encompass a wide variety of experiences.” “Not all people who are deaf or have a chronic illness consider themselves disabled . . . the word ‘disabled’ can encompass a wide variety of experiences.” “There’s immense pressure to create a three-minute long, easily digestible version of your culture for some literary or poetic scenes.” “There’s immense pressure to create a three-minute long, easily digestible version of your culture for some literary or poetic scenes.” “A lot of the time we’re not even there. We don’t show up . . . Not because we’re not around—we definitely are. It’s that a lot of physical spaces don’t acknowledge us.” “A lot of the time we’re not even there. We don’t show up . . . Not because we’re not around—we definitely are. It’s that a lot of physical spaces don’t acknowledge us.” Skip to navigation page 1 of 1
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The detail from the text that best supports the idea that people with disabilities lack representation and access is:
“A lot of the time we’re not even there. We don’t show up . . . Not because we’re not around—we definitely are. It’s that a lot of physical spaces don’t acknowledge us.”
This statement highlights the lack of visibility and acknowledgment of disabled individuals in various spaces, underscoring the issue of representation and access.
