Please look into the work of Barbara Kulucki. She help sesame get started on disability in the 70 and 80s.
Victor Pineda
UCLA Urban Planning
Dubai School of Government
Fulbright Hays Fellow
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Subject: Re: Images of disability - children's television
Are you looking only at UK television?
Because over here in the US, a deaf woman, Linda Bove, has been (or
was? I lost track, I have no young children) on Sesame Street for a
great many years. I have met a number of people over the years who say
they were inspired to learn ASL either because they grew up watching
her as young children or because they watched her with their own young
children.
Andrea Shettle, MSW
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On Mar 20, 2009, at 5:47 AM, KIRSTEN BATTLE wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Could anyone please provide clues as to where I can obtain academic
> references regarding images of disability on children's television.
> Although I can compare the incidence of Joey Deacon on Blue Peter in
> the 1980's with the recent controversy about the presenter on CBBC
> today, these were both met with negative attitudes - what I want to
> know is is this typical (I presume it is) or has there been any
> positive portrayals? Even my children can only think of one tv
> programme - desperado's which features wheelchair users positively.
> Please note I am concentrating on visually obvious disabilities.
>
> If anyone can help please let me know - I am writing my dissertation
> and am really stuck!
>
> Kirsten Battle
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