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Maria Schimmel Posted Date:
May 1, 2020 1:13 PM
Status:
Published
How do you define Ableism?
- A set of beliefs that discriminate against people with physical or intellectual disabilities.
In your opinion: what are the most common misperceptions of people with disabilities?
- The most common misperceptions is that they always need help, they are very independent people, some will ask but many like to do things on their own.
What impact does the lack of inclusion of people with disabilities involved in the production of TV/movies have on society?
-I think this makes people who do have disabilities not feel normal, there are not any characters that have disabilities for kids to look up too.
Why does it matter if people with disabilities are involved in the reporting of news and news coverage?
- I think it would be very nice to see people with disabilities to be on the news to show other people with disabilities that they can do whatever they want no matter what. I
Jie Gao
Posted Date:
April 29, 2020 7:36 PM
Edited Date:
April 29, 2020 7:36 PM
Status:
Published
1.How do you define Ableism?
Ableism refers to discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities, and such discrimination is conducive to healthy people.
2. In your opinion: what are the most common misperceptions of people with disabilities?
They need the care of others and cannot live alone.
Their funds come from state subsidies, and they cannot find work.
They are usually single, or their other half are disabled.
3. What impact does the lack of inclusion of people with disabilities involved in the production of TV/movies have on society?
Nowadays, people who play with disabilities in movies / TVs are all healthy people, and they don't understand some of the behaviors of people with disabilities. We will think that what is in the movie is correct, but we will ignore people with disabilities in life, leading to our lack of understanding of people with disabilities. People with disabilities participating in movies will allow us to really see them.
4. Why does it matter if people with disabilities are involved in the reporting of news and news coverage?
I think we need more representation. People with disabilities are also a whole. When they appear in the news, people may know more about them and eliminate some misunderstandings about them. Perhaps such behavior will bring more confidence to the people with disabilities.