Palestinian TV channels and people with disabilities

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

The study aimed to monitor, analyze and treat Palestinian television 
channels through the programs of the reality and issues of people with 
mental, hearing and visual disabilities. The researcher used the analytical 
descriptive method and chose the sample of programs that deal with the 
issues of people with disabilities, which amounted to one hundred and 
forty paragraphs, which (26) Forty-nine hours, fifty-eight minutes (49 
hours and 58 minutes). 
 The research questions on issues dealing with the issues of people with 
disabilities were discussed in the Palestinian TV programs, on the 
participation of people with disabilities in these programs, and the types 
of disabilities dealt with by programs, The results of the study showed 
that the most popular channel of the programs was "Al-Quds channel" 
ranked first in the programs. The results of the study showed that the 
programs are presented weekly, the most programs are presented in the 
morning period, and the results The issue of disabilities vocational 
training ranked first, and the result was also the target audience of the 
programs. People with disabilities ranked first, and the non-participation 
of persons with disabilities in programs that dealt with issues of the 
highest degree of disability; As The results of the study showed that 
"mobility disability" was the most prevalent among persons with 
disabilities, out of the total number of programs that dealt with the issues 
of people with disabilities, as well as The aim of presenting honorable 
models of people with disabilities is the most goals that the programs
seek to achieve.
 The researcher recommended the need to produce joint Arab 
programs dealing with the issues of Arab people with disabilities and 
their ambitions in Arab countries and abroad. For the development of 
programs circle for people with disabilities we are specialized in 
programs for persons with disabilities production in general and the Deaf 
is particularly accompanied by sign language, the involvement of people 
with disabilities in public programs, not their own programs; because it 
limits their integration into society, and put them in a special frame.