There are many interesting web pages related to Disabilities & Media, and I would like to recommend three useful links in case of a deeper interest in the topic as a basis for further research.
First, I would like to recommend visiting Media Representation of Disabled People web sides created by Lucy Wood, a Sport Relief Development Manager who worked for Inclusive Fitness Initiative, making gyms available for disabled people in England (Wood, 2006). Her web contains a brief history of media development, deals with portraying disabled people by media, analyzes the most commonly used stereotypes offending physically challenged people, analyzes the role of charity, talks about two most frequently used approaches by media towards disabled people, and evaluates perspectives of handicapped children’s parents as well as accessibility of necessary information.
Second, it may be quite interesting to visit Taking Flight Theatre Company web sides (TFTC, 2008). It is a special non-building based theatre company from Cardiff, England. Their aim is to work with disabled people, a group which has traditionally been underrepresented in theatre, film and television. Their courses increase confidence, improve movement and wheelchair skills, train spatial awareness, create team identity and promote teamwork, and help to improve diction, tone and vocal techniques. It is already possible to book tickets for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by W. Shakespeare for their outdoor performances in summer 2009.
And third, in case you are interested in watching movies and would like to deepen your knowledge about different kinds of disabilities, I recommend going to Films Involving Disabilities web (FID, 2007). There you can find an extensive database of more than 3,000 movies involving various disabilities. Films and documentaries are sorted into 15 subcategories representing 15 various disabilities. Every movie in the database contains a short summary and links to further information.
First, I would like to recommend visiting Media Representation of Disabled People web sides created by Lucy Wood, a Sport Relief Development Manager who worked for Inclusive Fitness Initiative, making gyms available for disabled people in England (Wood, 2006). Her web contains a brief history of media development, deals with portraying disabled people by media, analyzes the most commonly used stereotypes offending physically challenged people, analyzes the role of charity, talks about two most frequently used approaches by media towards disabled people, and evaluates perspectives of handicapped children’s parents as well as accessibility of necessary information.
Second, it may be quite interesting to visit Taking Flight Theatre Company web sides (TFTC, 2008). It is a special non-building based theatre company from Cardiff, England. Their aim is to work with disabled people, a group which has traditionally been underrepresented in theatre, film and television. Their courses increase confidence, improve movement and wheelchair skills, train spatial awareness, create team identity and promote teamwork, and help to improve diction, tone and vocal techniques. It is already possible to book tickets for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by W. Shakespeare for their outdoor performances in summer 2009.
· To find out more about Taking Flight Theatre or to book tickets go to: http://www.takingflighttheatre.com/index.html
A Midsummer Nights Dream - Taking Flight Theatre. (2008). YouTube: Broadcast Yourself . 01.08.2009. From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5aOR95E5yU
And third, in case you are interested in watching movies and would like to deepen your knowledge about different kinds of disabilities, I recommend going to Films Involving Disabilities web (FID, 2007). There you can find an extensive database of more than 3,000 movies involving various disabilities. Films and documentaries are sorted into 15 subcategories representing 15 various disabilities. Every movie in the database contains a short summary and links to further information.
Films Involving Disabilities. (2007). 01. 08. 2009. From http://www.disabilityfilms.co.uk/
Taking Flight Theatre Company. (2008). 01. 08. 2009. From http://www.takingflighttheatre.com/index.html
Wood, L., (2006). Media Representation of Disabled People. 01.08.2009. From http://www.disabilityplanet.co.uk/links.html
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