Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability

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Consultation has concluded

Help us change the narrative by commenting on our guidelines for portraying people with disability.

What's being decided?

When a person lives with disability, it does not completely or wholly define who they are. Disability is a natural and ordinary part of human diversity and people with disability live full lives with interests, desires and dreams – just like anyone living without disability.

Sadly though, what it means to live with disability is often misunderstood by the general public.

The media can play an important role in shifting the narrative. When it comes to reporting on and to people with disability, the media can make important choices that support meaningful change.

We are seeking your feedback on the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability that provides best-practice approaches to reporting on and about people living with disability in South Australia.

Have we got it right? Is there anything we have missed? Is there anything else we should consider?

Background

We have engaged with leading South Australian print, television and radio journalists, people with lived experience of disability and disability advocates to develop the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability.

The guidelines contain tips on words to use or avoid when reporting about people with disability, advice on interviewing people with disability and pointers on creating and selecting accompanying images.

The guidelines challenge the ableist approach: a belief or set of beliefs and actions that either consciously or unconsciously discriminates against people with disability by devaluing their lives or assuming that having a disability makes a person inherently inferior.

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What are the next steps?

We will consider your feedback to finalise the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability prior to its formal release to media representatives and on the Inclusive SA website.

Help us change the narrative by commenting on our guidelines for portraying people with disability.

What's being decided?

When a person lives with disability, it does not completely or wholly define who they are. Disability is a natural and ordinary part of human diversity and people with disability live full lives with interests, desires and dreams – just like anyone living without disability.

Sadly though, what it means to live with disability is often misunderstood by the general public.

The media can play an important role in shifting the narrative. When it comes to reporting on and to people with disability, the media can make important choices that support meaningful change.

We are seeking your feedback on the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability that provides best-practice approaches to reporting on and about people living with disability in South Australia.

Have we got it right? Is there anything we have missed? Is there anything else we should consider?

Background

We have engaged with leading South Australian print, television and radio journalists, people with lived experience of disability and disability advocates to develop the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability.

The guidelines contain tips on words to use or avoid when reporting about people with disability, advice on interviewing people with disability and pointers on creating and selecting accompanying images.

The guidelines challenge the ableist approach: a belief or set of beliefs and actions that either consciously or unconsciously discriminates against people with disability by devaluing their lives or assuming that having a disability makes a person inherently inferior.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say by:

What are the next steps?

We will consider your feedback to finalise the Report it Right: Guidelines for portraying people with disability prior to its formal release to media representatives and on the Inclusive SA website.