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Reprinted from www.DisabilityWorld.org

Following are some recommended resources related to media coverage of disablity issues. Let us know if we missed any great ones: editor@disabilityworld.org.

These sites monitor and report on disability & media, related conferences, and review new public education initiatives, films and television programs.
www.disabilityworld.org
International periodical featuring news and views with media as a main topic.
www.media-disability.org
New site established by European Disability Forum, includes best practices in public education efforts.
www.bbc.co.uk/ouch
Humorous site with disability news, film quizzes, reviews of films and public education initiatives in Britain.
www.disabilityfilms.co.uk
Lists over 1500 films by disability category.
www.towson.edu/~bhalle/disable.html
Links to disability news sites, disability and media bibliography.
www.accessiblesociety.org
Provides journalists with credible U.S. disability information and quotable sources.

Photo Libraries

www.ilo.org/public/english/sitemap
Go to info resources, go to photo library, under "what" select "disability & work": hundreds of new photos, most in developing countries.
www3.who.int/icf/photocontest2003
Results of World Health Organization's disability photo contests 2003 and 2002. Various photos covering physical and mental disability in black/white, color and digital formats.
www.endofpolio.org
Collection of Brazilian photographer, documenting push to end polio, includes photos of post-polio adults working, teaching, etc.
www.un.org/photos/disabled.htm
Small online selection of disability photos, with info on how to contact UN photo library collection of 230,000 photos.
www.johnbirdsall.co.uk/catalogue.shtml
Huge online catalog of photos for sale, including 1077 of disabled people, mostly drawn from U.K.
www.disabilitymuseum.org/lib/stills/
Mostly U.S. collection of 935 photos, art, postcards dating back to 1800s.

Clip Art Libraries

www.disabilityart.com
Selection of line drawings of disabled children and adults for sale.
www.artbycheryl.com
Cartoon-style clips of people with disabilities.
http://webclipart.miningco.com/cs/msub.disaa
Collections of disability clip art ranging from finger-spelling alphabets to cartoons to illustrations.

Documentary Film Libraries & Distributors

www.fanlight.com
Videos on social issues, including 336 on physical disability and mental health, mostly U.S. oriented, several international, for sale or rent.
www.mediarights.org
Independent productions on social issues, including 100 concerning disability, referenced under "health & health advocacy," related to various countries.
www.docuseek.com
Social issue documentaries including 64 related to disability, available in U.S. and Canada.

Disability Film Festivals

These sites are an-going source of information about new disability films and festivals where they will be shown:

www.disabilityfilmfestival.net
UK annual international festival of films by disabled filmmakers, 6th festival December 2004.
www.perspektiva-inva.ru/festival-barriers-2004eng.shtml
Russia's 2 nd international disability film festival, November 2004.
www.filmfestival.kolobrzeg.pl
Poland hosted an international disability film festival in 2003 and is hosting its second in June 2004.
www.ptff.org
Canada's biennial international disability festival, site lists all previous winners and how to contact producers.
www.madknight.com/cdt/superfest
Site of oldest disability film festival, Superfest, held annually in Berkeley, California.
www.paraquad-nsw.asn.au
Australia's first international disability film festival, December 2004.
www.disabilityfilmfestival.net/links
Display page of various international disability film festivals.

Disability Statistics (global)

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/disability/default.asp
Background documents, country profiles.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/citygroup.htm
Reports of new international working group on disability statistics, 2002-03-04 meetings.