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News outlets frequently portray people with disabilities as either helpless victims or objects of motivation. Portrayal of people with disabilities has improved over the years, but there is still room to grow. News outlets tend to make disability the center of the story. A story about a disabled person is primarily about their disability, with their other accomplishments framed by it.
As one example of the victimhood narrative, ABC News used to run a special called My Extreme Affliction as part of 20/20 until 2012. As the name implies, the specials covered people with disabilities, specifically extreme versions. One 2008 episode on Tourette’s syndrome described Tourette’s like it was some sort of demonic possession. The narrator talked about children who were “prisoners in their own bodies” and a family that was at risk of being “torn apart by Tourette’s.” I have Tourette’s syndrome myself, which made ABC’s special especially uncomfortable to watch. When not wringing their metaphorical hands over the “victims” of disability, many news outlets fall into the “supercrip” narrative. They refer to people as “heroes” who “overcome” their disabilities to achieve something that ranges from impressive to utterly mundane. The main emphasis is on the disability rather than the person who has it. These articles then exploit that disability to make readers feel good. As a person with a disability, I am aware that it impacts my life, but it is not the center of my life. The tics from my Tourette’s syndrome made it difficult to speak to people when I was younger, but even then they did not rule me.
Disability coverage, however, is still incredibly important for promoting acceptance and giving people with disabilities a voice. A little over a fifth of adults in the United States have a disability (CDC: 53 million adults in the US live with a disability), so poor coverage means marginalizing or even excluding a large amount of people. Journalists should try to reach their entire audience. The news helps shape public opinion with the stories it features. Therefore, it should provide visibility for people with disabilities in order to increase acceptance. This is a matter of civil rights. People with disabilities deserve fair and accurate representation.
My personal experience with ABC’s Tourette’s special leads me to believe that the media, especially the news, needs to be more responsible in their reporting. Even the name “My Extreme Affliction” paints a poor picture of what to expect. A show that focuses on sensationalist portrayals in pursuit of views further ostracizes people with disabilities. The emphasis should be on a person and not their condition. The National Center for Disability Journalism tells reporters to “Focus on the person you are interviewing, not the disability” (Tips for interviewing people with disabilities). This people-first approach is the way to improve disability coverage: Treat people with disabilities with the same respect as any other minority group.
As one example of the victimhood narrative, ABC News used to run a special called My Extreme Affliction as part of 20/20 until 2012. As the name implies, the specials covered people with disabilities, specifically extreme versions. One 2008 episode on Tourette’s syndrome described Tourette’s like it was some sort of demonic possession. The narrator talked about children who were “prisoners in their own bodies” and a family that was at risk of being “torn apart by Tourette’s.” I have Tourette’s syndrome myself, which made ABC’s special especially uncomfortable to watch. When not wringing their metaphorical hands over the “victims” of disability, many news outlets fall into the “supercrip” narrative. They refer to people as “heroes” who “overcome” their disabilities to achieve something that ranges from impressive to utterly mundane. The main emphasis is on the disability rather than the person who has it. These articles then exploit that disability to make readers feel good. As a person with a disability, I am aware that it impacts my life, but it is not the center of my life. The tics from my Tourette’s syndrome made it difficult to speak to people when I was younger, but even then they did not rule me.
Disability coverage, however, is still incredibly important for promoting acceptance and giving people with disabilities a voice. A little over a fifth of adults in the United States have a disability (CDC: 53 million adults in the US live with a disability), so poor coverage means marginalizing or even excluding a large amount of people. Journalists should try to reach their entire audience. The news helps shape public opinion with the stories it features. Therefore, it should provide visibility for people with disabilities in order to increase acceptance. This is a matter of civil rights. People with disabilities deserve fair and accurate representation.
My personal experience with ABC’s Tourette’s special leads me to believe that the media, especially the news, needs to be more responsible in their reporting. Even the name “My Extreme Affliction” paints a poor picture of what to expect. A show that focuses on sensationalist portrayals in pursuit of views further ostracizes people with disabilities. The emphasis should be on a person and not their condition. The National Center for Disability Journalism tells reporters to “Focus on the person you are interviewing, not the disability” (Tips for interviewing people with disabilities). This people-first approach is the way to improve disability coverage: Treat people with disabilities with the same respect as any other minority group.
ContributorsMackrell, Marguerite (Author) / Gilger, Kristin (Thesis director) / Doig, Steve (Committee member) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Comm (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
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This thesis focused on verifying previous literature and research that has been conducted on different spherical objects. Mainly, verifying literature that examines both how surface roughness contributes to the overall drag and how wake turbulence is affected by different surface roughness. The goal of this project is to be able to capture data that shows that the flow transition from laminar to turbulent occurs at lower Reynolds numbers for a rough spherical object rather than a perfectly smooth sphere. In order to achieve this goal, both force balance testing and hot-wire testing were conducted in the Aero-lab complex in USE170. The force balance was mounted and used in the larger wind tunnel while the hot-wire probe was mounted and used in the smaller wind tunnel. Both of the wind tunnels utilized LABVIEW software in order to collect and convert the qualitative values provided by the testing probes and equipment. The two main types of testing equipment that were used in this project were the force balance and the hot-wire probe. The overall results from the experiment were inconclusive based on the limitations of both the testing probes and the testing facility itself. Overall, the experiment yielded very limited results due to these limitations.
ContributorsMilroy, Maxwell (Author) / Takahashi, Timothy (Thesis director) / Adrian, Ronald (Committee member) / Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor) / W. P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2016-05
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This work describes an approach for distance computation between agents in a
multi-agent swarm. Unlike other approaches, this work relies solely on signal Angleof-
Arrival (AoA) data and local trajectory data. Each agent in the swarm is able
to discretely determine distance and bearing to every other neighbor agent in the
swarm. From this information, I propose a lightweight method for sensor coverage
of an unknown area based on the work of Sameera Poduri. I also show that this
technique performs well with limited calibration distances.
multi-agent swarm. Unlike other approaches, this work relies solely on signal Angleof-
Arrival (AoA) data and local trajectory data. Each agent in the swarm is able
to discretely determine distance and bearing to every other neighbor agent in the
swarm. From this information, I propose a lightweight method for sensor coverage
of an unknown area based on the work of Sameera Poduri. I also show that this
technique performs well with limited calibration distances.
ContributorsMulford, Philip (Author) / Das, Jnaneshwar (Thesis advisor) / Takahashi, Timothy (Committee member) / Phelan, Patrick (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
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This experiment investigated the effects of different vortex generator sizes and configurations on the induced drag of a 2006 Honda Accord, with comparisons to a control test. Tuft tests were carried out prior to any data collection. The tufts were placed along the roof and rear window of the vehicle for each of the five vortex generator types. Video was taken of the tufts for each set of vortex generators, allowing a visual comparison of the flow characteristics with comparison to the control. Out of the four vortex generators tested, the two that yielded the most substantial change in the flow characteristics were utilized. The data collection was conducted utilizing the two sets of vortex generators, one large and one small, placed in three different locations along the roof of the vehicle. Over a course of four trials of data collection, each vortex generator size and configuration was tested two times along a stretch of Interstate 60, with each data set consisting of five minutes heading east, followed by five minutes heading west. Several experimental parameters were collected using an OBD II Bluetooth Adaptor, which were logged using the software compatible with the adaptor. This data was parsed and analyzed in Microsoft Excel and MATLAB. Utilizing an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analytical scheme, the data was generalized to account for terrain changes, steady state speed fluctuations, and weather changes per night. Overall, upon analysis of the data, the vortex generators showed little-to-no benefit to either the fuel efficiency or engine load experienced by the vehicle during the duration of the experiment. This result, while unexpected, is substantial as it shows that the expenditure of purchasing these vortex generators for this make and model of vehicle, and potentially other similar vehicles, is unnecessary as it produces no meaningful benefit.
ContributorsMazza, Seth (Author) / Walther, Chase (Co-author) / Takahashi, Timothy (Thesis director) / Middleton, James (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2022-05
Description
This experiment investigated the effects of different vortex generator sizes and configurations on the induced drag of a 2006 Honda Accord, with comparisons to a control test. Tuft tests were carried out prior to any data collection. The tufts were placed along the roof and rear window of the vehicle for each of the five vortex generator types. Video was taken of the tufts for each set of vortex generators, allowing a visual comparison of the flow characteristics with comparison to the control. Out of the four vortex generators tested, the two that yielded the most substantial change in the flow characteristics were utilized. The data collection was conducted utilizing the two sets of vortex generators, one large and one small, placed in three different locations along the roof of the vehicle. Over a course of four trials of data collection, each vortex generator size and configuration was tested two times along a stretch of Interstate 60, with each data set consisting of five minutes heading east, followed by five minutes heading west. Several experimental parameters were collected using an OBD II Bluetooth Adaptor, which were logged using the software compatible with the adaptor. This data was parsed and analyzed in Microsoft Excel and MATLAB. Utilizing an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analytical scheme, the data was generalized to account for terrain changes, steady state speed fluctuations, and weather changes per night. Overall, upon analysis of the data, the vortex generators showed little-to-no benefit to either the fuel efficiency or engine load experienced by the vehicle during the duration of the experiment. This result, while unexpected, is substantial as it shows that the expenditure of purchasing these vortex generators for this make and model of vehicle, and potentially other similar vehicles, is unnecessary as it produces no meaningful benefit.
ContributorsWalther, Chase (Author) / Mazza, Seth (Co-author) / Takahashi, Timothy (Thesis director) / Middleton, James (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2022-05