“…Other scholars have studied media representations of disability (Barnes, 1992; Berube, 1997; Donaldson, 1981; Haller, 2000a, 2000b; Hardin, Hardin, Lynn & Walsdorf, 2001; Harnett, 2000; Harris, 2002; Longmore, 1987; Mitchell & Snyder, 2001; Nelson, 1994, 2000; Smart, 2001; Snyder & Mitchell, 2001; Zola, 1991). Media may have a strong influence on how society views people with disabilities.…”