Thai media covers disability better after project

A disability organization educated Thai media about disability and improved how Thai media covers disability.

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A project in Thailand helped local media improve how they write about disability. First, Disabled People’s International Asia Pacific (DPI-AP) reviewed how Thai media covers disability. Next, DPI-AP taught the media about disability. DPI-AP also created guidelines for media reporting on disability. As a result, the project improved how Thai media covers disability.

This project focuses on disabilities in general. However, similar strategies might improve how media writes about Deaf people, too.

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Best for: Deaf Leader, Development Professional, Media and Public Communications Professionals
Topics: Advocacy, Collaboration with partners, Deaf Awareness, Media and Public Communications
Countries: Thailand

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