Guidelines for news reporting and disabilities
For coverage of disability issues:http://www.spj.org/dtb5.aspNational Center on Disability Journalismhttp://ncdj.org/links.htmlResources:http://pages.towson.edu/bhalle/disable.htmlVisit one of these sites and consider the stereotypes of disabilities that you are familiar with. Where did you get these stereotypes, from news coverage or mass media? Write about your perceptions on your blog.


In my opinion, people with mental or physical disabilities are stereotyped as being inferior to the rest of society. These stereotypes are developed not only from news coverage, but mass media as well. In news stories, people with physical and mental handicaps are praised and put on display for society to recognize for performing acts that are considered mundane when done by the rest of society. This alone makes us feel that those with disabilities are substandard to those who are not.