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Publication Date: 1998
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Disability Portrayal in Film: Reflecting the Past, Directing the Future.
Safran, Stephen P.
Exceptional Children, v64 n2 p227-38 Win 1998
This analysis of trends in Academy Award winning films that portray people with disabilities found that, although there has been an increase in the number of awards to "disability" films, only 2 of 35 films identified portrayed children or youth with disabilities, and none featured learning disabilities. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Awards, Children, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Films, Learning Disabilities, Mass Media, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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