Stereotypes of Disabilities

My younger sister developed a rare condition about a year and a half ago. She has seen top notch doctors and specialist. She origanlly was misdiagnosed with Vasalvago Syncope, and now she has been diagnosed with Narcolepsy with catoplexy.Her condition causes her to pass out several times a day all over the place. She is a junior at UT in Austin now. I went down to Austin last semester to walk my sister to each of her classes and show her how to avoid stairs. I spoke with all her proffessors and most were very understanding and accomodating. There was one instructor who was very rude about her situatuation. My sister is in perfect health except for this condition she has to deal with. So, for those who do not know her they would think she is perfectly fine. I tried to explain to her instuctor that in order for her to avoid stairs she would be taking the long way to his class since the elevators weren't exactly fast. He seemed skeptical of her situation and therefore made her feel it was better to take the risk of taking the stairs then show up late to his class. Here is an unfortunate example of stereotyping what a person with a disablity should look like.

Jena 6 coverage

I have read about the Jena 6 online at dallasmorningnews website. I was shocked to find out that this actually happened in 2006 because, I only recently found out about it. There obviously seems to be more media coverage over the events that took place now then when it first happened. I feel it is extremely sad to see racism alive and kicking today. The beatings that took place were definetely unacceptable behavior but sending them to jail for attempted murder is insane. If everyone who got in a fight in highschool was sent to jail half of our teens would be inmates for attempted murder. I believe the coverage has been fair, and I have been able to get a complete understanding of what is happenning.

Race, Gender and the Media

I Like to get my news from very reliable sources. Hence, I do not like local news. The only time I watch local news is to find out the weather forecast for the week. Otherwise, I like to watch CNN healdline news in the morning when i'm getting ready. I also have the satelite so usually when there is news on a more national level I will watch the Arabic news stations.
I usually like to read the Star Telegram to keep up with more localized news.
I usually watch news about an hour and a half a day. I believe CNN does a great job at being politically correct. Although, I have not found any news station that does not present its own bias. I do feel overall news coverage has steered away from race and gender stereotypes.