Channel 4 in 2009 commissioned a 6 part drama series about a reality TV show where 6 disabled characters played by disabled actors are marooned on an island for 90 days. Cast offs
CinemAbility – a film by Jenni Gold
This dynamic documentary takes a detailed look at the evolution of “disability” in entertainment by going behind the scenes to interview Filmmakers, Studio Executives, Film Historians, and Celebrities, and by utilizing vivid clips from Hollywood’s most beloved motion pictures and…
TCM Disability in Film
Actors Robert David Hall, Danny Woodburn, Kurt Yaeger and Marlee Matlin are featured in this discussion on stereotyping of disabled people in the movies, part of TCM’s October programming The Projected Image: Disability In Film
Crip Fest 2015
Crip Fest was a day looking at cultural changes in the portrayal of disability in the 25 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act 25th July 2015.
Word of Mouth on Disability
BBC Radio 4 programme Word of Mouth, hosted by Michael Rosen – on the language used by and about disabled people, and the recent trend in humour of using disability to produce laughs. With Victoria Wright and Francesca Martinez. Listen…
Invisible Children
Invisible Children, a report of the Joint Conference of Children, Images and Disability, covering aspects of representation in children’s media. The Invisible Children Conference was held in March 1995 and was a collaboration between Save the Children and the Alliance…
European Disability Forum Declaration 2003
This declaration was prepared and adopted at the European Congress on “Media and Disability” held in Athens on 13-14 June, 2003 by over 300 participants from different parts of the media, media networks, advertising and communication companies, organizations of disabled…
Colin Barnes – Disabling Imagery And The Media
Disabling Imagery And The Media An Exploration of the Principles for Media Representations of Disabled People the First in a Series of Reports by Colin Barnes
Media Guidelines for the Portrayal of Disabled People ILO
Media Guidelines for the Portrayal of Disabled People Ireland, made by the ILO.
TV Tropes
TV Tropes has many examples of disability portrayal mainly in USA