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Communicating Disability: Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Communication and Mass Media book cover

1st Edition

Communicating Disability Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Communication and Mass Media

Edited By Erin Willis, Chad Painter Copyright 2025
222 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book enables readers to confidently discuss and understand disability as part of the broader societal conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The influence of mass media can raise awareness, educate, reduce stigma, facilitate advocacy related to disability, and activate attitude and behavior change. Recognizing that disability is a complex, multi-dimensional topic, this book... Read more

Introduction: Let’s Talk Disability  

Erin Willis and Chad Painter

1. In the News: Perceptions of Disability in the United States Across Time  

Summer Hill-Vinson

2. Models of Disability  

Erin Willis and Kyle Harris

3. The Associated Press Style and Disability Representation  

Chad Painter

4. Visual Framing of Disability in News Media  

Joy Jenkins

5. Fandom and Disability in Sports Communication  

Kevin Hull

6. Redefining Norms: Disability Representation and Identities in Social Media Advertising  

Edward Timke

7. Splintered Channels and Niche (Disabled) Influencers as Citizen Journalists

Elyse DiPisa and Gregory Perreault

8. Reckoning with Representation: Disability and DEI in the Post-Floyd Advertising Landscape

Edward Timke and Michelle R. Nelson

9. Strategic Communication: More than Representation, Where’s the Inclusion?  

Mildred F. Perrault

10. Inclusive CSR: Examining Disability Inclusion in a Corporate Social Responsibility Context  

Alan Abitbol

11. Incorporating Individual and Grassroots Approaches into Strategic Health Communication  

Sarah Smith-Frigerio and Carrie Reif-Stice

12. Storytelling for Better Health: Narrative Medicine and People with Disabilities  

Filippo Trevisan and Anya Karavanov

13. Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence in Mass Communication: From the Medical Model to a Neuroinclusive Future  

Evan Kirksey, Joel Reed, and Scotti Edward Branton II

14. Film and Television Representations of Individuals Who Are deaf/Deaf/HOH  

Brittany N. Lash

15. Games for Good: Exploring the Potential for Traditional Video Game Narratives to Reduce Mental Health Stigma  

Nicholas Sellers

Conclusion: When Will Disability Be Part of the Conversation?

Erin Willis and Chad Painter

Biography

Erin Willis is an Associate Professor in Advertising, Public Relations, and Media Design at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA.

Chad Painter is the Department Chair and an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Dayton, USA.

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