Question 1. How has media historically represented people with disabilities? What are some of the ways these representations have impacted the lived realities of people with disabilities? For example, in what ways might these representations have influenced how people with disabilities access health care, employment opportunities, or social experiences?
Question 2. How does contemporary media frame dis/ability? Do you think there has been meaningful change? Why or why not?
Please include the following concepts and terms in the response:
- Dis/ability
- Disability Rights history
- Medical model of disability
- Social model of disability
- Political/relational model of disability
- Community activism
- Disability media studies
- Ableism
- Conservatorships
- Hegemony of normalcy
- Normative subject position