This article discusses which barriers hamper access to, and participation in, cultural life for
members of vulnerable groups, in particular persons belonging to old and new minorities …

Understanding how disability is socially constructed is important for establishing inclusive
schools, since the ways in which educators and non-disabled nondisabled students …

We present findings from our study, which examined whether ability to identify Down
syndrome and autism was linked to participants' willingness to maintain social contact with …

Until the very end of the twentieth century the history of learning difficulties was subsumed
into other histories, of psychiatry, of special education and, indeed, of disability. Initiatives to …

The article focuses on the musical characterizations of disability within wrestling films. The
author explores the social equality between disabled and able-bodied characters through …

The prevalence of unsolicited advice in the lives of disabled people is well catalogued
through the mass of news articles, op-eds, and social media posts dedicated to the issue …

Representation of the disabled community is often associated with negative stereotypes.
This negative connotation, among others, includes the difficulty of having a perfect life, being …

Autism has become a familiar theme in television and cinema over recent years.
Nevertheless, autism's depiction in television documentary formats is little discussed in …

This article analyzes the theme of connection in Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano's 2019
film Hors normes in relation to wider discussions around the representation of disability on …

Introduction: People with disabilities are increasingly represented in television; however, we
do not yet know if these representations depict common stereotypes. In this study, I evaluate …