This paper provides an overview and definition of the term disability and a historical overview of the approach to the issue of persons with disabilities. Research on people with disabilities and the way they are portrayed in the media is important because this area is still unexplored, and on the other hand provides an overview of the most common journalistic mistakes that put people with disabilities at a disadvantage. The aim of this study was to see how and in what way people with disabilities are reported in the research show 'Provjereno' on Nova TV. Emphasis was placed on the research question: 'Does reporting on persons with disabilities prevail in the show' Provjereno 'through the so-called ‘humanitarian reporting model’? All the results obtained indicate that the journalists of 'Provjereno' deal with issues of slowness of the system, the sluggishness of bureaucracy in their reporting on people with disabilities, and on the other hand their stories always have a great impact on the public. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the reports are most often a humanitarian model of media pressure. Finally, it can be concluded that journalists, but also society, still make big mistakes towards people with disabilities by misnaming them, which creates additional stigmatization. Although disability is unknown to society, it is a normal way of life and functioning for people with disabilities, and they should be treated in this way.