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1991

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Good News, January 1991 Jan 1991

Good News, January 1991

Good News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Michigan, IN

Good News Finding Aid


St. Dominic Deaf Center, January-February 1991 Jan 1991

St. Dominic Deaf Center, January-February 1991

Saint Dominic Deaf Center

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Houston, TX

Saint Dominic Deaf Center Finding Aid


Alive, January-February 1991 Jan 1991

Alive, January-February 1991

Alive

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Jacksonville FL

Alive Finding Aid


Catholic Deaf Newsletter, January 1991 Jan 1991

Catholic Deaf Newsletter, January 1991

Catholic Deaf Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Harford, CT

Catholic Deaf Newsletter Finding Aid


The Desales Society News, January 1991 Jan 1991

The Desales Society News, January 1991

DeSales Society News, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landsdale, PA

The DeSales Society News Finding Aid


Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, January 1991 Jan 1991

Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, January 1991

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit Finding Aid


The Portrayal Of Characters With Physical Disabilities In Children’S Literature, Marilyn Newhouse Jan 1991

The Portrayal Of Characters With Physical Disabilities In Children’S Literature, Marilyn Newhouse

Graduate Research Papers

This research study used a content analysis technique to analyze 25 fiction books which featured a character having a physical disability. All books were published between 1980-1990 and were at a fourth through sixth grade reading level. A comparison was made to determine if the portrayal of physically disabled characters has changed from their portrayal in books written prior to 1980.

In the books chosen for this study the physically disabled characters were typically juvenile, Caucasian, and male. Orthopedic disorders were most frequently portrayed. The majority of the physically disabled characters were portrayed in important family and societal roles, and …