Complex sentence: When reports are about the "plight of the disabled" they rely on the pity or medical model of disability-telethons are an example of this, such as the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, heavily criticised and sometimes even physically protested by disability rights advocates.
Split into simpler sentences: When reports are about the "plight of the disabled" they rely on the pity or medical model of disability. Telethons are an example of this, such as the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon which has been heavily criticised and sometimes even physically protested by disability rights advocates.