I am a person with a disability

An illustration of a man with short hair, a beard, and glasses sits inside an art deco frame. Text with the words “I am a person with a” at the top of the illustration and the word “Disability” in all caps at the bottom. The Illustration is a self-portrait of the artist drawn in black, white, and grey. His hair is cut short on the sides and parted on the right. The hair on the top of his head is longer and combed from right to left. He has a thick beard with a stern look on his face. The artists glasses are square framed with rounded corners, and he has a bulbus nose. The artist is wearing a black and blue scarf wrapped around his neck.

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An illustration of a man with short hair, a beard, and glasses sits inside an art deco frame. Text with the words “I am a person with a” at the top of the illustration and the word “Disability” in all caps at the bottom. The Illustration is a self-portrait of the artist drawn in black, white, and grey. His hair is cut short on the sides and parted on the right. The hair on the top of his head is longer and combed from right to left. He has a thick beard with a stern look on his face. The artists glasses are square framed with rounded corners, and he has a bulbus nose. The artist is wearing a black and blue scarf wrapped around his neck. Text covers the portrait reading,” The #NotA series was created to confront implicit bias targeting people with a disability. As an artist, I want people to view these illustrations and ask themselves. "Is this how I think when interacting with a disabled person? Are my thoughts negative ones such as fear, revulsion, or pity? Viewers can then recognize the bias that creates those thoughts and confront it internally to change how we are seen. Bias against people with a disability is still accepted and that must change. This series is my effort to start a dialog about the disabled and how we are seen in Canada.