I believe I owe some clarification. The "25 films" I referred to earlier was the number turned up by the IMDB. I got the impression that the person who offered that info implied that 25 films showed a lack of scarcity. If I misunderstood, I apologize. If I am correct, I certainly don't agree that 25 is a large number. And, yes, how many of those films have the disabled characters in functional roles, i.e. to overcome their tragedies, arouse pity or sympathy? Why do "political guides to film" fail to mention disabled people? The Lou Grant example mentioned previously is an example of what I would like to see more of in popular media, a disabled person interacting in society with little fanfare. I'm sorry if I am rapidly making this old ground, but I wanted to make sure to clarify my point. Oh, and, while I appreciate the compiment, I am not a professor, merely an undergrad at the University of Kentucky. You can call me Alex. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]