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 I really loved the way Riva Lehrer’s and the other disability focused artwork made me feel in class. It was a different situation to be invited to fully look at pictures of people with disabilities. As a little curious kid I always wanted to stare at people in wheelchairs or with other physical disabilities, so I guess this new affinity for crip art dates back to that. In my further exploration of crip art I came across this really interesting exhibit called “Motion Disabled” by Simon McKeown. The art itself is digital recreations of the movements of 10 actors with physical disability, which is a relatively modern idea. The part that I found the most intriguing was McKeown’s reason for this exhibition. When interviewed by Dr. Paul Darke, McKeown stated, “The disabled people I grew up with—the disabled children that I grew up working with—were becoming a rarity, in effect. That the effects of screening at childbirth and the medical intervention if you like…in the future…you won’t be able to see how a disabled person walks because they won’t be in existence.” I think he is misguided in this assumption because there are many physical disabilities that can not be screened for. Never-the-less, the preservation of the movement is definitely a new and exciting prospect that takes the invitation to observe people with disabilities to a new level.