Disability Issues Caucus

Disability in the Far East

A phenomenon of disability is socially constructed; therefore, it is not free from norms, rules, shared understanding, or values systems, in short, culture. While the presence of such individuals...

The Invisible Minority: Portrayals of Physical Disability on Children's Television Programming


The current study content analyzed 407 episodes of children's programming to better understand what children could be learning about people with physical disabilities from television...

Effects of a Children's Entertainment-Education Television Program in Nepal on Beliefs and Behaviors toward People with Disabilities

This study examines effects of involvement with a Nepali children's entertainment-education television program, Khushi Ko Sansar (Happy World), on children's beliefs and intended behavior...