Disabled, the Media, and the Information Age

JACK A. NELSON, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Brigham Young University, has written at length and broadly in the field of communications and the humanities and in history. He has taught at the California State University at Humboldt and the University of Utah. He has worked as a reported for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City and since 1981 has served as part-time Utah editor for Western Outdoors Magazine. His doctorate is from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He has been a paraplegic since the age of 17.

• Introduction Broken Images: Portrayals of Those with Disabilities in American Media by Jack A. Nelson Sticks and Stones: The Language of Disability by Mary Johnson Disability Coverage in American Newspapers by John Clogston Disability Rights as Civil Rights: The Struggle for Recognition by Joseph P. Shapiro Disability and the Media: The Ethics of the Matter by Deni Elliott Disability Issues and the ASNE: All of Us Are Disabled by Bill Breisky In the Workplace: The Reality Is There a Future in Journalism for Those With A Disability:--The Other 80 Percent by Clark Edwards From Mailroom to Newsroom by Joe Coughlin Assistive Technology and Software: Liberating All of Us by Michael R. Smith How Deaf Students Won Their Case at Gallaudet University--By Taking to the Streets by Lillie S. Ransom The Visually-Handicapped Person and Technology by John M. Crandell and Lee W. Robinson "My God! Another Little One?": Little Journalists' Contributions to the U.S. Media by Alf Pratte International Aspects of the Disability Issue by Cherie S. Lewis Virtual Reality: The Promise of a Brave New World for Those with Disabilities by Jack A. Nelson Appendixes: Reporting on People with Disabilities: A Glossary of Terms Serial Publications Dealing with Disabilities Major Organizations Concerned with Disabilities Bibliography Index