the symbolic annihilation of disability in the media

Question 1

stats

Answer 1

1/4 adults, 1 in 20 children and 8 million people of working age are covered by disability discrimination act - 2011

seriously under-represented among those who work in media industry - often negative

Question 2

cumberbatch et al

Answer 2

2014 - 80% of impairments in TV - related to mobility, sensory impairments, disfigurements and physical or mental illness

over a third of people with impairments in programmes - seen using disability aids

content analysis - 2013-2014 - disabled 2.5% of tv population and 2/3 the impairment was central to role

Question 3

sancho

Answer 3

2003

wheelchair often used as an icon by those wishing to represent disability in the media