Representing disability in an ableist world
Subtitle: essays on mass media
By: by Beth A. Haller
Publisher: The Advocado Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780972118934
Subjects: People with disabilities in mass media; Disabilities; Sociology of disability
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The changing landscape of disability "news" : blogging and social media lead to more diverse sources of information; title: Researching media images of disability : how content analysis provides a method for assessment; title: Changing disability terminology in the news; title: Not worth keeping alive? New York times narratives about assisted suicide; title: Autism and inclusive education in the news media : Hartmann v. Loudon County Board of Education : a case study; title: Disability media tell their own stories; title: Pity as oppression in the Jerry Lewis Telethon; title: The new phase of disability humor on tv; title: Media advocacy and films: the "Million dollar baby" effect; title: Advertising boldly moves disability images.