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on these television channels are movies and television shows ranging from crime
dramas to comedies. What do these forms of media have in common? They all have
actors and actresses in those movies and shows, that are some sort of
celebrity. Daniel J. Boorstin said it best: “Only media can create the
celebrity”. What Boorstin is saying is without something for people to notice
someone there is no way that that someone can become famous. The way we fix
that is by having disabled people in the media. Whether that is having disabled
athletes on television in their particular event or even having them on a prime
time talk show. Just getting these athletes out there can make a difference in
a life. I didn’t even know the Paralympics existed until my freshman year of
high school. That’s how well the media has been doing in getting the word out
on the Paralympics and disabled celebrities. And the only reason I knew about
it then is because I was doing a research paper on getting adaptive sports
facility into my hometown.
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