Disability represented in the media

Disability is represented differently depending on which media you're looking at, in this analysis I will be examining a written and visual form of media and looking at how disabled people are shown in them.

Written Media (magazine)

This magazine shows a Paralympian setting a record during the games, the image shows a disabled athlete celebrating her victory of setting a new record during the rain in the Paralympic games and as the guideline suggests she may have also overcome a personal goal, she is also shown as dignified which contrasts to some common forms of media which use them as either comedic devices or forms of tragedy.

The layout of the magazine allows for the main image to be the centre focus of attention for the cover and for the footer and guidelines to be noticeable but not detract from the main part off the magazine, however the Paralympian is still presented in a good and dignified way.

Some of the mis-en-scene in the photo does show the fact that the woman is disabled but also helps to emphasise the guideline article but there is also a lack of other athletes or audience which may show that even though they've accomplished some great things there may be some resounding feelings of isolation.

Visual Forms

This advert further supports the view that more people are becoming accepting of people with disabilities and almost reject films such as "Freak Show" where people were mocked for their disabilities, the camera has pan rounds which affect how the audience views the target but the angles that are chosen make them appear to be on a superior position because there's a lot of low based camera angles which usually show dominance or power which could be implied because of how they manage their disabilities and life. Audio in this is a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sound with positive upbeat sound which allows for us to fell the same positivity that they do with society taking them seriously and treating them the same as we treat each other.