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The lack of disabled and people of difference in the media

This is an issue that I myself share strong views about and would love to hear what others think about the matter.
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I agree - often where disabled characters are present, the storyline tends to revolve around the tragedy of their impairment rather than a realistic depiction of them living their everyday-life as a disabled person. Their bodily difference often becomes the plot-line which reinforces disabled people as different and harks back to the days of being spectacles and freak-shows.
Progress is underway but much needs to be done in my opinion!
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