There are some small signs of progress, but a new analysis finds that people with disabilities are no more likely to be featured in top films today as compared to a decade ago. Just 2.4% of all ...
The entertainment industry may be missing out on a significant market opportunity, with the latest research from Easterseals showing that representation of disabilities in media has stagnated despite ...
Monks spoke about the important of representation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It was, it was really exciting for me when ...
A conversation at Cannes featured "Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Empire" actor Nic Novicki and Nancy Weintraub of Easterseals. “Over 70 million Americans and 1.3 billion globally have disabilities,” Nancy ...
It’s an old cliche that if an actor wants to win an Oscar, he or she should consider playing a character with a disability. And it’s not entirely unfounded advice: 61 actors have been nominated for ...
Co-authored by Lucienne Dale and Kathleen Bogart, Ph.D. The media has thankfully become more diverse over time. There has been an increase in the number of stories that discuss a range of gender, race ...
If brands were silent during Pride Month this year, their silence during Disability Pride Month was nothing short of deafening. For those unaware, July was Disability Pride Month—a time to celebrate ...