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Download full textAssociation for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1997
The Media and Disability section of the Proceedings contains the following eight papers: "Disability Publication Demographics and Coverage Models" (Lillie S. Ransom); "Franklin Delano Roosevelt and His Disability: The 'Chicago Tribune' and the 1936 Election" (Darlene Jirikowic); "A Search for Indications of Disability…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Disabilities, Ethnic Groups, Feminism
Peer reviewedByrd, E. K. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1997
Data on television news reports relating to disability issues were noted prior to and following signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990). The greatest coverage took place prior to the signing of the Act (63 stories), with 9, 11, and 8 stories covered for the same time period from 1990 through 1992. (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
