Disability Media: Films, TV, Radio and Documentaries

Revised/Updated : 2018-09-11
Synopsis : News, reviews and coverage of disability disability in the media including videos, films, movies, radio and TV broadcasts.

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This section of the Disabled World Communications category covers reviews and listing of both offline and online disability broadcasts including movies, radio, TV stations and Internet podcasts.

The depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in molding the public perception of disability. Stereotypical depictions of disability that originate in the arts, film, literature, television, and other mass media fiction works, are frequently normalized through repetition to the general audience. Perceptions portrayed in the media directly influence the way people with disabilities are treated in current society. Media platforms have been cited as a key site for the reinforcement of negative images and ideas in regard to people with disabilities.

Disability radio stations mainly present information and entertainment primarily of interest to people with a disability or medical condition. Programs listed provide disability news and information services, as well as general day-today disability issues of interest to persons with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and friends.

Disability podcasts are a series of digital media files, either audio or video, that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication, podcasts often include audio recordings and short-subject literary works from reputable mainstream periodicals and independent writers, providing a mixture of interesting and educational material for persons with a disability.

About This Image: The famous white Hollywood sign on the Hollywood Hills, California Some of the topics covered by disability broadcasting stations include:

Disability information and News
Music by recording artists with disabilities
Independent living advice and information
Phone-in and talk-back radio programs
Radio and Television broadcasts of disability sporting events and competitions.

Today Radio and Television media outlets play an increasing role in forging a cultural identity and a sense of community among people with disabilities around the world, regardless of the nature and the extent of their disability.

Attention should be drawn to the image of disability in the media with a view to an accurate and balanced portrayal of disability as a part of everyday life. The media can play an important role in presenting disability issues in a way that could dispel negative stereotypes and promote the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.

Latest Films, Radio, TV Publications

1 : I Am Not, 'Seizure Boy,' Netflix - Netflix clearly has no respect whatsoever for veterans with epilepsy, or the millions of people who have epilepsy in America.

2 : Australian Film Telling Story of Children with Disabilities in Mainstream Education - All Means All will tell story of Australian disabled people including, child with the most disabilities ever in mainstream education, in inspiring documentary on inclusivity.

3 : Angels of Mercy Film Stars Quadriplegic Actor But Needs Your Help - Angels of Mercy film is designed for empowerment within the disabled community and to promote awareness of biases toward the disabled community often portrayed in the media.

4 : Actress Eileen Grubba Advocates for Inclusion from Hollywood to the Boardroom - Eileen Grubba joins forces with Disability Solutions to make the inclusion movement not about charity, but about hiring outstanding talent who happen to have a disability.

5 : Videocamp Launches $400,000 Fund and Challenges Filmmakers to Create a Film About Inclusive Education - At the UN on World Down Syndrome day, Videocamp launched the worlds largest social impact film fund of its kind and called on filmmakers to create a film with the theme of inclusive education.