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The Ruderman White Paper on Media Coverage of Law Enforcement Use of Force and Disability

This white paper focuses on the three years of media coverage of police violence and disability since the death of a young man with Down syndrome, named Ethan Saylor, in January 2013. It highlights the ways in which disability is mentioned or use when talking about police violence, and puts forth best practices for reporting on disability and police violence.

Read the full report here.

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