Images of Disability

Synopsis

Most people get their images of people with disabilities from charity advertising, seeing images that tend to portray disabled people as needy, sad or heroic recipients of charity. Jane Campbell, David Hevey and the No Excuses women’s cabaret group all give their views about the importance of positive images to promote self-esteem, employment opportunities and public respect for people with disabilities. Charity officials and advertising agents defend their positions.

Series

Learning for All, Course E242

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1992

Availability

out of distribution; 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Education

Keywords

advertising; charities; disabled people

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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