This document discusses the representation of disabilities in TV and film. It begins by outlining the objectives to understand stereotypes in media and develop skills in textual analysis. It then asks the reader to consider examples of disabled characters and how they are portrayed. Several common stereotypes are listed, such as being pitiable, a victim of violence, sinister or evil, an atmosphere, a "super-crip", vengeful, or a burden. The document notes that disabilities are often underrepresented or misrepresented in media by not showing disabled people as fully participating in society and focusing only on their impairments. It concludes by asking how the four codes of film (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound