An awards ceremony ceremony co-ordinated by supporters of the 1 in 8 group which monitors disabled representation in the media. Prizes are awarded for the best and worst portrayals of disabled people in the media in a range of categories…
Disabling Imagery
The Disabling Imagery website was finished for BFI in 2004 and contains an historical analysis of portrayal of disabled people mainly in film. It has a range of activities for primary and secondary pupils linked to specific film clips. The…
Stereotypes
The 1 in 8 Group brought together TV Producers/Directors, Actors, Disability Rights Advocates and Parents. Its aim was to change the portrayal of disability in the mainstream media. To challenge stereotypes and make disability ordinary. It carried out lunches for…
Off Limits – Images of Disability
(suitable for ages 8 to 18) Channel 4 programme from 1993 presented Mick Scarlet. Still very relevant. Video here Length 24.22
Cast Offs
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…