How can I get my hands on that?k --- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You'll want to use the author of the article > Joanne Bauman. John Reiss just > forwards lots of great articles to the Children > with Special Health Care > Needs Listserv. It's a primarily government > funded list serve but, often > gets these great gems like the one below. > > Beth T. the OT > > -----Original Message----- > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf > Of Kathy Pink > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 3:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: disability and fitness > > > Beth, The O.T.- > > I'm going to write a book. May I use what you > wrote believe or should I ask that John? > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Pulled this off another list, thought you all > > might be interested: > > > > > > Subject: How Changing Ads in Health and > Fitness > > Can Change Attitudes Towards > > People with Disabilities > > From: "John G. Reiss" <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:54:22 -0500 > > X-Message-Number: 1 > > > > From: NCPAD NEWS=20 > > > > How Changing Ads in Health and Fitness Can > > Change Attitudes Towards > > People with Disabilities > > > > by Joanne Bauman > > > > > > Disability is as much an attitude as it is a > > condition. Attitudes, > > perceptions, beliefs, and stereotypes are > > influenced by many factors, > > including the media. Most disability-related > > magazines and other media > > already contain many positive images, so > > advocacy for attitude change > > should focus on increasing inclusion in media > > geared to the general > > public. To the public and media, > > health/fitness and disability often > > seem mutually exclusive; this perception > > perpetuates barriers to health, > > exercise, and recreation. > > > > What are the implications of the images in > > existing sports and fitness > > advertisements? Attitudes that are > perpetuated > > by the media, including > > advertising, are society's emphasis on the > > "body beautiful" -- physical > > integrity, personal appearance, and athletic > > prowess (Roessler and > > Bolton, 1978; Wolfe, 1996; Wright, 1983). As > > with most advertising > > images, the "pretty people" and least > > "disabled-looking" are depicted. > > > > > > Click on the rest of the story at > > > http://www.ncpad.org/yourwrites/bauman101502.htm > > > > From: > > > > NCPAD NEWS: November 2002, Volume 1, Issue 8 > > A monthly publication of NCPAD - the NATIONAL > > CENTER on PHYSICAL > > ACTIVITY and DISABILITY > > > > See: NCPAD website at www.ncpad.org > > > > Beth T. the OT > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > ===== > Kathy Jo Pink > [log in to unmask] E-Mail Address > kathyjopinkus=Ya-Hoo ID > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 ===== Kathy Jo Pink [log in to unmask] E-Mail Address kathyjopinkus=Ya-Hoo ID __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com