Here’s what happens when you tell someone with disabilities they can’t do something they feel passionate about pursuing: They’ll pretty much say they DGAF. That’s the resounding premise behind a fast-moving ad for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Released on Thursday by Channel 4, the official UK broadcaster of the upcoming Paralympic Games, the three-minute spot intersperses scenes of people with disabilities taking on extreme sports, mastering instruments and performing mundane everyday activities. There are wheelchair racers and fencers, amputee swimmers, runners and rock climbers. There are also people with disabilities brushing their teeth, paying for gas and playing with their kids. It’s all set to a cover of Sammy Davis’ “Yes I Can,” performed by 16 musicians who have disabilities. The track will be released by Universal Music to support the British Paralympic Association. “This campaign is the most important we have ever undertaken, and isn’t just about Rio,” Dan Brooke, Channel 4’s CMO, told AdWeek. “It’s about revolutionizing public attitudes to disability forever.” So, while it’s important to celebrate inspiring athletes every four years, the ad also shows that it’s just as critical to recognize what happens when we say “yes” to people with disabilities. We finally start to realize that they’re just people. – This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. from food4 http://ift.tt/29Kv96O via bastelanna.jimdo.com from Tumblr http://ift.tt/29NPz01 via bastelanna.jimdo.com
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