DEMOS Project - Module: Disability Awareness

Learning Activity

Using the ten categories described by Barnes think about the following media characters or portrayals of disability. Which categories do you think these fit into?

Character:	Category:
Captain Hook from Peter Pan
Dr. No in the eponymous James Bond film
Hugh Grant's deaf brother in Four Weddings and a Funeral
Fritz (Dr Frankenstein's assistant) in many Frankenstein films or adaptations
Mr Magoo - cartoon character
John Merrick in the Elephant Man

If you are not familiar with any of the above mentioned characters or portrayals of disability think of one of your own examples or the next time you come across a portrayal of disability in popular culture examine whether the character fits any of the categories.

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