Overview

How have disabled Americans been portrayed by the media through the years and how are images and the role of the handicapped changing? Jack Nelson and a series of experts in communication and the disabled offer an easy-to-read overview of key issues, continuing problems, new opportunities, and new technological tools. Professionals and teachers in communication, along with experts and general readers interested in public policy and social issues, will find this short study, with its illustrations, descriptions and lists of organizations and its bibliographical materials, a handy reference.

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Author:   Jack Nelson ,  Jack Nelson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 42.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9780313284724

ISBN 10:   0313284725
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 June 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Broken Images: Portrayals of Those with Disabilities in American Media by Jack A. Nelson Sticks and Stones: The Language of Disability by Mary Johnson Disability Coverage in American Newspapers by John Clogston Disability Rights as Civil Rights: The Struggle for Recognition by Joseph P. Shapiro Disability and the Media: The Ethics of the Matter by Deni Elliott Disability Issues and the ASNE: All of Us Are Disabled by Bill Breisky In the Workplace: The Reality Is There a Future in Journalism for Those With A Disability:--The Other 80 Percent by Clark Edwards From Mailroom to Newsroom by Joe Coughlin Assistive Technology and Software: Liberating All of Us by Michael R. Smith How Deaf Students Won Their Case at Gallaudet University--By Taking to the Streets by Lillie S. Ransom The Visually-Handicapped Person and Technology by John M. Crandell and Lee W. Robinson ""My God! Another Little One?"": Little Journalists' Contributions to the U.S. Media by Alf Pratte International Aspects of the Disability Issue by Cherie S. Lewis Virtual Reality: The Promise of a Brave New World for Those with Disabilities by Jack A. Nelson Appendixes: Reporting on People with Disabilities: A Glossary of Terms Serial Publications Dealing with Disabilities Major Organizations Concerned with Disabilities Bibliography Index"

Reviews

.,. highly readable presentation of the issues with plenty of practical examples. The book is highly recommended to anyone interested in media studies, people with disabilities and social issues. -Australian Library Review

Author Information

JACK A. NELSON, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Brigham Young University, has written at length and broadly in the field of communications and the humanities and in history. He has taught at the California State University at Humboldt and the University of Utah. He has worked as a reported for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City and since 1981 has served as part-time Utah editor for Western Outdoors Magazine. His doctorate is from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He has been a paraplegic since the age of 17.

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