Representation. We see this word used a lot these days. It has become associated with the fight for social justice, a quantifiable goal, a hashtag, a marketing effort. In short, it has become a ...

At the beginning of this pandemic, my friend and colleague Paul recommended a new movie on Netflix titled “Crip Camp.” I admit my first reaction was a shudder. Experience has shown me that the latest ...

Despite progress in minority representation on screen, such as in Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” and Marvel’s “Black Panther,” characters with disabilities remain largely absent in popular ...

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 ...

As the fight for disability inclusion and increased representation in Hollywood continues, Danny Woodburn, who you may know as Mickey Abbott from the sitcom Seinfeld, brings our attention to "some of ...

The webinar “Disability and the Media” was part of the weeklong celebrations leading up to July 26 — the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The July 22 panel event, organized by ...

If one were to ask the average media viewer about disability at the Academy Awards, they’d probably refer to Marlee Matlin winning the Oscar for Best Actress for the 1986 feature “Children of a Lesser ...

Nielsen‘s TV content analysis company Gracenote will begin tracking on-screen disability representation as part of its inclusion data, which currently covers talent gender, race, ethnicity and sexual ...

Join Kelvin Smith Library for a talk and art exhibit exploring the importance of representation and recognizing ourselves in art and literature. Speakers will explore the topic through three different ...

If one were to strip descriptions of one’s ethnic or racial appearance from a story, the way Toni Morrison does in Recitatif, then a search for a person’s race will often rely on interconnectedness or ...

The disability community wields formidable economic influence. Despite this, businesses continue to fall short when it comes to meeting disabled consumers’ needs. In a recent survey of over 1000 ...