Disabled People
Date Range
Score Range
ABC News Australia (Safe / Threatened) : Nas Campanella
The disability community is framed as vulnerable and under threat from policy changes
[appeal_to_emotion], [cherry_picking]
“NDIS participants set up their lives around the scheme's rules. But now the rules are changing and they fear what lies ahead.”
The Guardian (Safe / Threatened) : ‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges
Disabled badge users are portrayed as vulnerable and under threat from public aggression
[appeal_to_emotion], [cherry_picking]
“My carer told her the badge is for me. The lady got so angry that she pushed her trolley into my carer.”
The Guardian (Included / Excluded) : ‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges
Disabled individuals are framed as marginalized and othered in public spaces
[loaded_language], [appeal_to_emotion]
“‘You don’t look very disabled to me, you shouldn’t be parked there.’”
The Guardian (Included / Excluded) : ‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges
Disabled people are being socially excluded and targeted due to suspicion over blue badge use
[appeal_to_emotion], [framing_by_emphasis]
“Disabled people who use blue badges to go about their daily lives have said they are being harassed, questioned and even assaulted, as anti-benefits rhetoric becomes more mainstream in the UK.”
BBC News (Included / Excluded) : 'Emergency handbrake' needed on sickness benefits, says Tony Blair think tank
Framing disabled people, particularly those with mental health or neurodevelopmental conditions, as potentially undeserving of support
The proposal to exclude anxiety, depression, ADHD, and similar conditions from eligibility implies that people with these diagnoses are less deserving, contributing to their social exclusion. This is reinforced by the lack of data on impact, which downplays the human cost.
“The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) says people diagnosed with conditions such as mild depression or ADHD should not be eligible for cash benefits.”
ABC News Australia (Included / Excluded) : Skye Cusack
framing people with disability as historically and culturally significant
Connection between ancient footprints of a one-legged man and modern disability rights activism serves to validate disabled people’s place in cultural continuity and community inclusion.
“What the story of an ancient one-legged man can teach us about inclusion”
ABC News Australia (Included / Excluded) : scooter usage drop by 50 per cent, companies tell Queensland inquiry
people with disabilities are being excluded from mobility options
[balanced_reporting]: Disability advocates are quoted stressing reliance on e-devices due to inability to drive, framing licensing as exclusionary.
“a lot of people have come to rely on e-scooters, bikes and trikes precisely because they are unable to drive a car.”
The New York Times (Included / Excluded) : California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by Trump
Suspect stigmatized via mental health implication
[loaded_language]: President Trump’s unchallenged quote calling the suspect 'a very sick person' pathologizes the individual without medical basis, reinforcing stigma around mental illness and implicitly linking it to violence.
““He’s a very sick person.””
Daily Mail (Included / Excluded) : David Haye at risk of being cancelled after I'm A Celebrity bullying row brings controversial …
disabled people portrayed as objects of ridicule
loaded_language
“You’re all f***ing retards”
USA Today (Included / Excluded) : The Michael Jackson movie leaves out his accusers. Where are they now?
Survivors of abuse are framed as marginalized but now being acknowledged
[framing_by_emphasis]: The article foregrounds survivor testimonies and their emotional impact, especially Safechuck’s public statement about triggering effects on other survivors. This centers victim experiences typically excluded from celebrity narratives.
“The 'Michael' movie’s coming out and it’s getting a lot of promotion,” Safechuck says in the clip. “There’s billboards and commercials and just people praising Michael and it can be triggering for survivors who have their own Michael in their lives, whether it’s the priest who’s close to God or the sports coach who’s just helping the kids or the stepparent who’s supporting the family.”