Communicating Disability - Expanding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Health Communication Mass

This book enables readers to confidently discuss and understand disability as part of the broader societal conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion. It provides readers with the knowledge and skills to create conversation that gives space to disability and facilitates advancement in inclusion.

List of contents

Introduction: Let's Talk Disability 1. In the News: Perceptions of Disability in the United States Across Time 2. The Medical and Social Models of Disability 3. The Associated Press Style and Disability Representation 4. Splintered Channels and Niche (Disabled) Influencers as Citizen Journalists 5. Visual Framing of Disability in News Media 6. Fandom and Disability in Sports Communication 7. Reckoning with Representation: Disability and DEI in the Post-Floyd Advertising Landscape 8. Redefining Norms: Disability Representation and Identities in Social Media Advertising 9. Strategic Communication: More than Representation, Where's the Inclusion? 10. Inclusive CSR: Examining Disability in a Corporate Social Responsibility Context 11. Incorporating Individual and Grassroots Approaches into Strategic Health Communication 12. Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence in Mass Communication: From the Medical Model to a Neuroinclusive Future 13. Storytelling for Better Health: Narrative Medicine and People with Disabilities 14. Depictions of Deafness and Hearing Loss in Film and Television 15. Games for Good: Exploring the Potential for Traditional Video Game Narratives to Reduce Mental Health Stigma Conclusion: When Will Disability Be Part of the Conversation?

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Erin (University of Colorado Boulder Willis
• Assisted by: Chad Painter (Editor), Erin Willis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032776620
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277662-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; History, Media Studies, Sociology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Press & journalism, Humanities, Communication Studies, History: specific events and topics, Disability: social aspects, News media and journalism