Media Representation

Media Representation Analysis Media plays a significant part in our lives and it is all around us every single day. Media is used by the majority of people on a daily basis. How media portrays people with disabilities (PWD) has a very big effect on how people perceive disabilities. It also plays a very important role in forming our opinions and attitudes about people with disabilities. In this paper I am going to talk about the character, Christy Brown, from the film My Left Foot. The film My Left Foot is based on an autobiography by Christy Brown who was an Irish painter and writer born with cerebral palsy. I chose to write about Christy Brown because his life shows well what it is like to grow up as a person with a disability in society. Also, one of the main reasons why I have decided to write about him is because his life shows what it is like to be a fully-realized person. In my opinion, he breaks the barriers of being inspirational as many people without disabilities expect people with disabilities to be. His life, like any other …show more content…
Invisible disabilities are those disabilities that are not readily apparent. Invisible disabilities include things such as learning disabilities, ADHD, mental disabilities, disabilities that cause chronic pain, bipolar disorder, allergies, brain injuries and so many more. In contrast to invisible disabilities, visible disabilities are disabilities that are immediately apparent to people. Many people with visible disabilities cannot “pass” as non-disabled. Chris Brown’s condition is visible because cerebral palsy is apparent to casual observers. Cerebral palsy cannot be “passed”, but it can be “covered” by making the disability appear a little bit less. Things such as speech and physical therapy can help. Christy has a cerebral palsy therapist who helps him develop better communicative and movement skills that helps make the symptoms of his disability a little less