Workshop on the Media Representation of Disabled People

• To explore how disabled people are represented by mainstream media.

Objectives: 

• A historical overview of how disability has been represented in different cultures and art forms.
• A greater understanding of the Social Model of Disability, the identity which disabled people adopted for them.
• An understanding how appropriate language and terminology concerning disabled people continues to evolve over time
• An understanding of how disability has been used in advertising over the years
• An understanding of the common stereotypes which have been propagated by the western movie industry over the years
• An understanding of the effects of both charity and genetic screening on positive self-image

• Journalists, Television Representatives

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