³ÉÈËÂÛ̳

Promposals (that’s prom proposals for most of us) have been sweeping the internet recently. But some of the videos that have gained the most attention are those of students asking their disabled friends to the high school dance. They’ve gained a mixed reaction online, so is this recent trend inspirational or insulting to disabled people?

Michael Mort, a blogger and wheelchair-user living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in New York, has written a piece titled "Pity and the Prom" in response to so called 'inspiration porn'. Here’s his take on the issue.