Appendix B

The proximate terms, expressed in Nexis Boolean search language, were as follows:

• (INCLUSION w/3 EXAMPLE)
• (SECOND w/3 REHAB)
• (DISORDER w/3 ATTENTION)
• (EDUCATIONAL w/3 ASSESSMENTS)
• (PHYSICAL w/3 DEVELOPMENTAL)
• (TESTS w/3 COGNITIVE)
• (STUDENT w/3 ABILITY)
• (STEVEN w/3 JONES)
• (TURIN w/3 PARALYMPICS)
• (BUILDING w/3 ACCESS)
• (LEARN w/3 DIFFERENTLY)
• (VANHERPE w/3 DEAN)
• (BRAIN w/3 AREA)
• (PARALYMPIC w/3 COMMITTEE)
• (SYNDROME w/3 DOWN)
• (QUESNEL w/3 JOANNE)
• (SKILLS w/3 MOTOR)
• (MENTAL w/3 HEALTH)
• (PATCH w/3 EYE)
• (REHABILITATION w/3 PROGRAM)
• (TRIBUNAL w/3 ACCOMMODATE)
• (LEVITT w/3 HOWARD)
• (WHEELCHAIR w/3 ACCESSIBLE)
• (LIVING w/3 COMMUNITY)
• (FRANCOEUR w/3 CAPILANO)

It resulted in the following Boolean search string, which when applied to all identified Canadian media outlets in Nexis over the twelve-month sample period yielded a sample of 10,829 individual news items. ⁹

Note #9

Using only the root disability search string yielded 6815 items over the same sample period and outlets.

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((INCLUSION w/3 EXAMPLE) OR (SECOND w/3 REHAB) OR (DISORDER w/3 ATTENTION) OR (EDUCATIONAL w/3 ASSESSMENTS) OR (PHYSICAL w/3 DEVELOPMENTAL) OR (TESTS w/3 COGNITIVE) OR (STUDENT w/3 ABILITY) OR (STEVEN w/3 JONES) OR (TURIN w/3 PARALYMPICS) OR (BUILDING w/3 ACCESS) OR (LEARN w/3 DIFFERENTLY) OR (VANHERPE w/3 DEAN) OR (BRAIN w/3 AREA) OR (PARALYMPIC w/3 COMMITTEE) OR (SYNDROME w/3 DOWN) OR (QUESNEL w/3 JOANNE) OR (SKILLS w/3 MOTOR) OR (MENTAL w/3 HEALTH) OR (PATCH w/3 EYE) OR (REHABILITATION w/3 PROGRAM) OR (TRIBUNAL w/3 ACCOMMODATE) OR (LEVITT w/3 HOWARD) OR (WHEELCHAIR w/3 ACCESSIBLE) OR (LIVING w/3 COMMUNITY) OR (FRANCOEUR w/3 CAPILANO) OR autism or rdsp or disability or disabled or disabilities or differently abled or handicapped or rehabilitation)) and not disabled list)

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