Our guests on this episode of You First are Beth Haller and Jeff Preston, both of whom are university professors, authors, and experts on disability in the media. They discuss what's been done right and wrong with the portrayal of people with disabilities in film and TV, the impact of streaming platforms on the movement, and why Sia's new movie, "Music," is a disaster.

Referenced in the episode:

• Routledge Companion to Disability and Media
• Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media
• The Fantasy of Disability: Images of Loss in Popular Culture
• Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives
• Salon: Sia's directorial debut "Music" is a baffling and patronizing cringefest of ableist minstrelsy
• LISTEN: Film by CommunicationFIRST
• NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

News:

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