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Watch the film:  Murderball (Library DVD #2387) or via netflix or elsewhere on the web (e.g.,  http://documentarylovers.com/film/murderball/) 2) Intro to DS (Berger) – pages 166-176 note:  this link contains more than the assigned readings 3) Fading Scars, Chapter 7 (“Court Crips”) 4) Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman is the first deaf NFL player. Watch a brief video about him (http://www.dcmp.org/media/7908-derrick-coleman-the-sound-of-silence-in-the-nfl) and, watch this mainstream commercial involving him:  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1919348-deaf-seahawks-fullback-derrick-coleman-stars-in-terrific-duracell-commercial 5) Paralympic coverage is separate and unequal:  http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-olympics-and-paralympics-are-separate-events-2016-8 6) More about paralympic coverage:  http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/blog/article/inspiration-is-a-verb-an-interview-with-paralympian-and-dancing-with-the-stars-contestant-amy-purdy 7)  My Paralympic Blues (from the NY Times):  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/opinion/my-paralympic-blues.html