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Direct linkGhajarieh, Amir Biglar Beigi – Disability & Society, 2012
This current issue piece aims to address the harmful exclusion of people with disabilities in the Iranian media. In a case study, this author collected news related to statistics of HIV-positive people covered by popular news websites written in the Persian language between June 2011 and June 2012. Within the analysed electronic texts, no…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Discourse Analysis, Mass Media
Lellis, Julie C. – Disability & Society, 2011
This case study describes the manner in which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--the first state-funded institution of higher education in the United States--publicly addressed the disability civil rights movement just before and after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. An analysis of archived documents,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Civil Rights, Disabilities, News Reporting
Jones, Sandra C.; Harwood, Valerie – Disability & Society, 2009
The mass media provides a frame for discourse around important health issues, and it has been widely demonstrated that the development and reinforcement of stereotypes of minority groups are strongly influenced by the news and entertainment media. An extensive search of academic databases failed to locate any studies which examined the…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Autism, Mass Media Role, Minority Groups
Connor, David J.; Ferri, Beth A. – Disability & Society, 2007
In the 30 years since the passage of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (PL. 94-142) in 1975 (subsequently the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) special education in the USA as an institutionalized practice has become solidified. Over the years, however, the practice of segregating students because of disability has come…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Special Education, Resistance to Change
