Stereotypes about Disability in Media - An Overview
Stereotypes about disabled people exist throughout media, portraying disabled people as burdens, villains, or inspirational for just living their lives.
Props No More Director Karina Sturm breaks down how the prevalence of these stereotypes have real-life implications for disabled people, influencing everything from perception to policy. She also shares how we can challenge these stereotypes, from engaging critically in media to including disabled people in every step of the media-making process.
Audio Description by Social Audio Description Collective. Written by Cheryl Green. Blind QC by Rick Hammond. Narrated by Barbara Faison.
Produced by Karina Sturm and Lucas Fuchs.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 The Trap of Disability Stereotypes
01:12 What is Inspiration Porn?
02:38 Suffer Porn/Tragedy Narratives
04:43 The Villain Stereotype
07:10 Other Ableist Stereotypes
07:49 Changing the Narrative
08:56 Conclusion