Representation of disability

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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!
      • 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]
    • 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
    • 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
    • consideration of accessibility in video games
      • clear, large subtitbles
        • done well in Life is Strange: before the storm

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