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“Push Girls” returns on the Sundance Channel

Vilissa ThompsonbyVilissa Thompson
April 7, 2019
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by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW

Season 2 of “Push Girls” on the Sundance Channel aired last night, and there are many “Push Girls” out there who are enthusiastic about the new season, including yours truly.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the series, “Push Girls” is a reality show that follows the lives of five women who have varying degrees of paralysis that have left them wheelchair-bound.  The series chronicles their struggles with being women with disabilities, and showcases the sisterhood they have developed among each other due to their life experiences.  The Sundance Channel first aired the series last summer, and it became an instant hit for the network.

Personally, I have been waiting for the series to return, especially when the Sundance Channel had announced that the show would be picked up for a second season.  The fact that the Sundance Channel has created a show that displays strong women with disabilities who have not allowed their situation to define who they are is beyond phenomenal.  The show has taken on a life of its own, with the  development of the “Push Girls movement.”  The “Push Girls movement” spotlights women (both differently-able and able-bodied) who have displayed tremendous strength, courage, resilience, and drive to live the lives they were destined for, without allowing obstacles to determine their futures.

I wished that there were more programming available that “humanized” what it is like to be a person with a disability.  ”Push Girls” is a wonderful beginning, and we need to “push” for more positive, empowering images and stories of people with disabilities on television, movies, and online.

(Featured picture:  Courtesy of Push Girls’ Facebook page)

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Vilissa Thompson, LMSW is the Disability and Advocacy Staff Writer for Social Work Helper, and she is also the Founder of Ramp Your Voice! In addition to being a Disability Rights Consultant and Advocate, Vilissa seeks to propel the faces and voices of people of color with disabilities both within the disability community and in the general public. Vilissa can be contacted via email at [email protected], or by visiting the Ramp Your Voice! website at http://www.rampyourvoice.com/.

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