Disability and the Media

Question 1

What is an Impairment?

Answer 1

Functional limitation within the individual caused by physical, mental or sensory impairment

Question 2

What is a Disablement/Disability?

Answer 2

The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the normal life of the community on an equal level with others due to physical or social barriers

Question 3

What does the Medical Model of Disability argue the problem is? Name examples

Answer 3

Problem: Disabled individual
Examples: can’t walk/talk/see, special institutions/ transport/schools, need medical professionals

Question 4

What does the Charity Model of Disability argue the problem is? Name examples

Answer 4

Problem: Disabled individual
Examples: need to be looked after, better/twisted/ aggressive, need help/charities/sympathy/special services/ schools, brave/courageous/inspirational, sad/tragic

Question 5

What does the Social Model of Disability argue the problem is? Name examples

Answer 5

Problem: Disabling society
Examples: prejudice/discrimination, no jobs, poverty and economic dependency, no rights, isolation/segregation, inaccessibly transport/buildings

Question 6

What does the medical and charity model create? What does the social model argue about this?

Answer 6

Stereotypes

Argues that the media perpetuates these stereotypes by representing disabled people in this way

Question 7

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as pitatble and pathetic

Answer 7

Tracey Beaker - Layla, Frank

Nemo - bad fin

Question 8

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as an object of violence

Answer 8

Care homes - elderly/disabled mistreated by carers

Question 9

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as sinester and evil

Answer 9

Mini Me - Austin Powers
Captain Hook
Lord Farquad - Shrek

Question 10

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as atmosphere or curio

Answer 10

The Undatables

Question 11

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as super cripple

Answer 11

Paralympics
The last leg
Stephen Hawking

Question 12

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as an object of ridicule

Answer 12

Stephen Hawking in Simpsons/Big Bang Theory

Question 13

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as a burden

Answer 13

Sport relief - child carers

Question 14

Name an example of the media stereotyping a disabled person as normal

Answer 14

Donna Yates - eastenders

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