Representation of
Disability

Content References

ABCnet. (2014). 17 things Stella Young wanted you to know. opens in new window

APN News. (2020). Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood. opens in new window

Center for Disability Rights. (2017). Nothing about us without us: Disability representation in media. opens in new window

Channel 4. (July 14, 2016). We're the Superhumans Rio Paralympics 2016 Trailer. opens in new window

Charlton, J. (1998). Nothing about us without us: Disability oppression and empowerment. University of California Press.

Catchpole, L. (2016). I love Channel 4’s Paralympics advert. But we can’t all be superhumans. opens in new window

CBC. (2016). The Current. opens in new window

CILT. (n.d.). D-Net project. opens in new window

Disability Scoop. (2019). Disability portrayals in Hollywood films plummet. opens in new window

Don't Panic London. (2016). Yes We Can… If. opens in new window

Ettienne, E. (2016). Will Pike Interview on Yes I Can....If video. opens in new window

Forbes. (2020). Disability movies aren’t what they used to be. That’s good! opens in new window

Getty Images. (2021). The Disability Collective. opens in new window

Hess, A. (2021). Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently. opens in new window

Indewire. (2020). ‘Freaks’ is the Granddaddy of Disabled Horror, for Better or Worse. opens in new window

Jones. (2016). Personal communication.

Jones, C., Saujani, S., & Zbitnew, A. (2021). Journalism and Disability in Canada: Blind and Visually Impaired Journalists Weigh In. Journal of Communication.

Lu, W. (2017). What Journalists can do better to cover the disability beat. opens in new window

Media Smarts. (n.d.). Common Portrayals of Persons with Disabilities. opens in new window

Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2021). Reference Guide – Safer Language. opens in new window

Octane Seating. (2020). Disabled Actors in Film/Hollywood. opens in new window

Rooted in Rights. (2019). Mission. opens in new window

The Sydney Morning Herald. (2014). Stella Young dead: comedian, ABC journalist and disability advocate dies at 32. opens in new window

Stocksy. (2019). What is Stock Photography. opens in new window

Vronka, J. (2008). Making bipolar Britney: Proliferating psychiatric diagnoses through tabloid media. Radical Psychology. 7 (2). 1-19.

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Young, S. (2014). I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much. opens in new window

Image References

General

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Learning Outcomes

Anne Zbitnew

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Stella Young

Anne Zbitnew

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Misconceptions of Disability

Lucy Catchpole / https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-catchpole opens in new window

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Who gets Represented and How?

Sirisvisual/Unsplash

[Maysoon Zayid: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/478394-how-comedian-maysoon-zayid-finds-the-funny-side opens in new window

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Journalism

Terje Sollie/Pexels

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Disability in the Media - Imagine a Journalist

From Imagine a Journalist/Sheyfali Saujani, Diana Bahirian, Yhasmina Garcia Martinez

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Profile of a Journalist - Ing Wong-Ward

Ing Wong-Ward

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Disability in the Media - Film and TV

Overview - Jakob Owens/Unsplash

Judith Heumann – Anne Zbitnew

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Deepening your Understanding

Maysoon Zayid https://maysoon.com/ opens in new window

Esme Mazzeo https://www.esmemazzeo.com/ opens in new window

VIllisa Thompson https://www.vilissathompson.com/ opens in new window

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Reframing Disability

Overview – Anne Zbitnew

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Stock Photography

Judita Tamosiuna/Pexels

Cottonbro/Pexels

Anna Shvets/Pexels

Disabled and Here

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Nothing About Us Without Us

Overview – James Williams/Unsplash

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