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Download full textIrwin, Marilyn; Moeller, Robin – School Library Research, 2012
A 2010 study of the portrayal of disabilities in graphic novels selected by librarians as the "Best" revealed that disabilities were present in less than half of the sample, and the majority of those depictions were of negative stereotypes (Irwin and Moeller 2010). This follow-up study looked at a best seller list of graphic novels to answer the…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Disabilities, Cartoons, Young Adults
Irwin, Marilyn; Moeller, Robin – School Library Media Research, 2010
As more students with disabilities are included in standard American education classrooms, the need to provide all students with literature that depicts people with disabilities has never been greater. With graphic novels growing in popularity with youth and becoming more apparent in school curriculum, the authors chose to analyze this format to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Adults, Novels, Federal Legislation
