disability and the media
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DISABILITY AND THE MEDIA. John Keenan [email protected]. Lost in Coventry Cabinet of curiosities Letter to self Text including under-represented people. Next week. Friday 16 th 10am ET135 Steve Brookes Lecture and awards. . HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DISABLED IN THE UK?. 10 million. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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• Lost in Coventry• Cabinet of curiosities• Letter to self• Text including under-represented people
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Next week
• Friday 16th 10am ET135 Steve Brookes Lecture and awards.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DISABLED IN THE UK?
• 10 million
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What percent of people in UK are in a wheelchair?
• 1 million
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What types of disability are there?
• Physical disability• Sensory disability• Intellectual disability • Mental health and emotional disabilities• Developmental disability
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1. Pitiable and pathetic
2. Object of curiosity and violence
3. Sinister
4. Super-cripple
5. Atmosphere
6. Laughable
7. Her/his own worst enemy
8. A burden
9. Non-sexual
10. Unable to participate in daily lifeContact No.70 Winter pp45-8 1991 Discrimination: Disabled People and the Media
Stereotypes10 Disabled Stereotypes in the Media
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‘The complaint is...we’re just not there. That sends out the message we’re not part of society’Laurence Clark cited in The Invisible Force, The Guardian 27/11/02 Maria Eagle
3 problems
Stereotypes – useful for narrative
When shown focus is on disability
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•respecting the diversity of disability and portraying those varied experiences; •respecting the views of disabled people and consulting with them to provide more authentic and credible portraits; •respecting the abilities of disabled people and actively involving•Crucially, what disabled audiences want is an acknowledgement of the fact that disability is a part of daily life and for the media to reflect that reality, removing the insulting label of ‘disabled’ and making it ordinary (Karen Ross, 1997: 676)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
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Is it possible?
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Is it possible?
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Disabled people CAN
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Brief
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In pairs or on own
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Use in national conferences of material
Publication in RADAR
£20 prize for the best submission
Certificate from Steve Brookes
CV
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RepresentationMake sure there isn't overrepresentation of, for example, people who use wheelchairs.
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Be naturalAim to generally include disabled people in a natural way, where they are part of the story without their disability being the focus of it. Avoid being tokenistic – make sure there is a point to the disabled character rather than simply being there to represent disability
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Be positiveDepicting disabled people in responsible jobs or senior positions can change negative or limiting assumptions and expectations. Avoid representing disabled people as victims...or heroes.