Research representation of disability

The proportion of people/characters with disabilities fulfilling incidental roles in the sampled

programmes has increased since 2002. However the proportion of people/characters with

disabilities fulfilling major roles in the sampled programmes has decreased. The proportion of

people/characters with disabilities fulfilling minor roles has remained relatively stable over the

years.

Disability was central or relevant to the majority of representations of people/characters with

disabilities in sampled programmes for 2004, a finding consistent with previous years analyses.