Representation of disability
- Created by: LunaShomeiRose
- Created on: 14-01-20 12:49
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- representation of disability
- Absence of representation
- often shown as criminals or pathetic victims
- Grandpa from Spy Kids 3 is unable to walk
- Baby's adopted farther from Baby Driver is deaf
- Baby suffers from Tinntus
- pos. representation as Baby is still main character of action movie - people with hearing loss issues can live extraordinary, exciting lives!
- Baby suffers from Tinntus
- Mr Glass’ from Unbreakable is evil
- Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol is crippled
- his disability stops him from leading normal life + will only live through medical intervention
- media focuses on making they're incapability to lead normal life linked directly to their disability [disabled can't lead normal life]
- his disability stops him from leading normal life + will only live through medical intervention
- medical model: where the impairment
= most important
thing about
the character
- effect: disabled characters are objectified + distanced from audience
- media focuses on making they're incapability to lead normal life linked directly to their disability [disabled can't lead normal life]
- Speech
impairment’s are commonly ridiculed for comedic effect
- e.g Jim's stutters in The Vicar of Dibley
- subversions
- comedians making the best of it +using disability to make a living.
- e.g Francesca Martinez, Jack Carroll, Samuel J. Comroe
- Rio Paralympics 2016 Coverage
- comedians making the best of it +using disability to make a living.
- Disability in Fashion
- Dazed and Confused magazine
- ******* - drawing attention away from disability
- OR could be seen as a message that disability doesn't effect your beauty
- white background - purity, beauty (positive)
- makes shadows on model stand out - disability is something foreign + unknown
- metal curves make her seem like trophy
- 'fashion-able?' - question mark makes it seem like people with disability can't be fashionable. able is separated, highlighting disability
- model turned away as if hiding herself away
- could be seen as showing off disability
- ******* - drawing attention away from disability
- Dazed and Confused magazine
- consideration of accessibility in video games
- clear, large subtitbles
- done well in Life is Strange: before the storm
- clear, large subtitbles
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