disability representation

What Is Disability Representation?

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What Is Disability Representation? When it comes to disability representation, so many factors get in the way of characters and storylines resonating with members of the community and capturing how diverse we are. An issue that cannot be dismissed is “cripping up”, which is when a non-disabled actor plays a disabled character. How do we

How Does The Media Represent Disability?

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How Does The Media Represent Disability? The media generally depicts people with disabilities according to common stereotypes such as pity and heroism. … 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. Why disability representation in media