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Popular culture and disability representation Beth Haller, Ph.D., Towson University, USA Email: [email protected] Book: www.media-disability.net

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Popular culture and disability representationBeth Haller, Ph.D., Towson University, USA

Email: [email protected]: www.media-disability.net

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Disability representations on entertainment TV, film, & Internet

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Down Syndrome in Arts & Media

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Geri Jewell on Deadwood

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RJ Mitte on Breaking Bad

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Kurt Yaeger on Sons of Anarchy

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Disability humor on TV

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Cartoonist John Callahan

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Josh Blue wins NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2006

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Comedian Josh Blue: “I can say things that other people might not be able to get away

with because of having a disability.”

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Media created/influenced by people with disabilities

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“The new (2012) show is a refreshing antidote to Hollywood's fraught relationship with disabled actors.”

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Michael J. Fox show

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ABC Family’s Switched at Birth

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Autism consultant on FX’s The Bridge

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Teal Sherer’s web series, My Gimpy Life

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Blind Film Critic Tommy Edison

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Pop culture adds visibility