The Place of News Media Analysis within Canadian Disability Studies

摘要: This paper advocates for increased news media analysis within the disability studies field. Using a research project about Canadian coverage of disability, this explores shifting nature recent newspapers between 2009 and 2010. As group researchers in Canada USA, who have undertaken numerous content analyses representations we argue that paradigm shift is taking place which some traditional people with disabilities are now being framed through rights lens. paper’s based on data collected by Toronto-based Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI). The investigates issues Joseph Gusfield’s theory societal “ownership” public problem, case means discrimination against barriers become identified problems need to be solved society.