This book focuses on the ground-breaking coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by the UK's publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 network, coverage which seemed to deliver a transformational shift in attitudes towards people with disabilities. It sheds important new light on our understanding of media production and its complex interactions with sport and wider society. Drawing on political economy and cultural studies, the book explores why and how a marginalised group was brought into the mainstream by the media, and the key influencing factors and decision-making processes. Featuring interviews with key people involved in the television and digital production structures, as well as organisational archives, it helps us to understand the interplay between creativity and commerce, between editorial and marketing workflows, and about the making of meaning. The book also looks at coverage of the Rio Paralympics, and ahead to the Tokyo Games, and at changing global perceptions of disability through sport. This is fascinating reading for any advanced students, researchers, or sport management or media professionals looking to better understand the media production process or the significance of sport and disability in wider society.

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This book focuses on the ground-breaking coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by the UK's publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 network, coverage which seemed to deliver a transformational shift in attitudes towards people with disabilities. It sheds important new light on our understanding of media production and its complex interactions with sport and wider society. Drawing on political economy and cultural studies, the book explores why and how a marginalised group was brought into the mainstream by the media, and the key influencing factors and decision-making processes. Featuring interviews with key people involved in the television and digital production structures, as well as organisational archives, it helps us to understand the interplay between creativity and commerce, between editorial and marketing workflows, and about the making of meaning. The book also looks at coverage of the Rio Paralympics, and ahead to the Tokyo Games, and at changing global perceptions of disability through sport. This is fascinating reading for any advanced students, researchers, or sport management or media professionals looking to better understand the media production process or the significance of sport and disability in wider society.

This essential book is packed full of comprehensive guidelines and practical resources for running wellbeing intervention sessions for children aged 7-11, drawing from the scientifically grounded Six Ways to Wellbeing and DNA-V model. Each chapter focuses on one of the Six Ways to Wellbeing, six patterns of action known to correlate highly with aspects of positive mental health and wellbeing. These principles have been translated into thirty-six step-by-step sessions to develop children’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility and support those struggling with aspects of their mental health. The sessions can be delivered by educators with the whole class, with small groups as targeted wellbeing interventions, or easily adapted to fit one-to-one contexts. The Six Ways to Wellbeing sessions include: • Be Active: Staying physically active and exercising regularly • Self-Care: Engaging in good quality self-care behaviours • Connect with Others: Connecting with others socially in ways that feel genuine, authentic and fulfilling • Give to Others: Engaging in kind, thoughtful and giving behaviours toward others and the wider world • Challenge Yourself: Encouraging learning that feels personally challenging to grow and develop new skills • Embrace the Moment: Taking notice of the world around you and embracing and appreciating the moment. Easy-to-follow and requiring no previous training, this book is the ideal resource for primary school teachers and leaders, mental health practitioners, school counsellors, SENCOs, LSAs, ELSAs and Learning Mentors looking to support children’s wellbeing within their professional roles.

This essential book is packed full of comprehensive guidelines and practical resources for running wellbeing intervention sessions for children aged 7-11, drawing from the scientifically grounded Six Ways to Wellbeing and DNA-V model. Each chapter focuses on one of the Six Ways to Wellbeing, six patterns of action known to correlate highly with aspects of positive mental health and wellbeing. These principles have been translated into thirty-six step-by-step sessions to develop children’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility and support those struggling with aspects of their mental health. The sessions can be delivered by educators with the whole class, with small groups as targeted wellbeing interventions, or easily adapted to fit one-to-one contexts. The Six Ways to Wellbeing sessions include: • Be Active: Staying physically active and exercising regularly • Self-Care: Engaging in good quality self-care behaviours • Connect with Others: Connecting with others socially in ways that feel genuine, authentic and fulfilling • Give to Others: Engaging in kind, thoughtful and giving behaviours toward others and the wider world • Challenge Yourself: Encouraging learning that feels personally challenging to grow and develop new skills • Embrace the Moment: Taking notice of the world around you and embracing and appreciating the moment. Easy-to-follow and requiring no previous training, this book is the ideal resource for primary school teachers and leaders, mental health practitioners, school counsellors, SENCOs, LSAs, ELSAs and Learning Mentors looking to support children’s wellbeing within their professional roles.

Puberty, personal hygiene and sex can be difficult topics to broach with your child, especially when they have an intellectual disability or autism. The authors of this guide provide honest answers to challenging questions and provide solutions to the dilemmas that many parents face on a daily basis. Structured around issues related to puberty and emerging sexuality in children with disabilities or autism, such as physical changes, mood swings and sexual behaviour, the book presents case studies alongside practical guidance on how to overcome problems that commonly arise. The book also explains laws relevant to disability and sexuality and suggests appropriate sex education programmes to meet the needs of differing degrees of disability.

Jesus and the devil, (Beeizebub) ride along with the author as she decides to literally take Jesus home with her for a week. Can Jesus help this modem day, sandwich generation grandma sort out her priorities?

Snowbird Mating Season-- Bernita Brown's keen sense of humor relates how a seemingly dead town in summer is revitalized as Snowbirds (Retirees) from U.S. and Canada converge on Southwest Arizona, in winter, ringing their nests (RVs). Delightfully illustrated.