Oscars Rejecting Anthony Hopkins’ Zoom Was a Slap in the Face to This Viewer with Chronic Illness
Sundance 2021, as one example, can provide a model for a more accessible Hollywood.
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‘Best Summer Ever’ Review: Song, Dance, and Disability Delight in Heart-Warming Musical
“Best Summer Ever” isn’t the best movie ever, but what it does is continue to show that disability can be fun, unique, and enticing without being dour.
‘The Wedding Coach’ Writer Danielle Perez on the Pressure to Monetize Intersectional Trauma
Perez, a disabled Afro-Latina writer, actress and comedian, said there is frequent demand in her career to mine her life for politics.
Disney Channel and Marsai Martin’s ‘Saturdays’ Could Bring Disabled Girls of Color to Forefront
The series follows a girl who loves to roller-skate but is battling sickle cell anemia.
Sundance 2021 Knows Accessibility Is a Problem and Set Out to Change It
What’s most important about enjoying Sundance this year is how it shows the ease with which disabled people can be included.
‘Breaking Bad’ and the Legacy of Disabled Representation in Peak TV
“There’s always pressure, be it great or a bit small,” RJ Mitte said of the aftermath of playing Walt Jr. for five years.
Ken Jennings Apologizes for Ableist Tweets
Jennings has been quiet about the controversy, but is now responding to his fans and offering up an apology.
‘Sound of Metal’ Star Paul Raci Challenges Hollywood: Deaf People Are Sick of Saintly Portrayals
The breakout actor talks about what this movie captures about the deaf experience, and what Julianne Moore’s performance in “Wonderstruck” did not.
Cooking Competitions Dominate Food TV but Offer Limited Opportunity for Disabled Contestants
Food television has dozens of competitive cooking shows, but only a handful of disabled contestants. Here’s why that needs to change.
‘Run’ Hopes to Change the Conversation on Actors with Disabilities
The upcoming Hulu thriller, the first to star a disabled actress in decades, hopes to spur the conversation about actors with disabilities.
‘Freaks’ Is the Granddaddy of Disabled Horror, for Better and Worse
Director Tod Browning tries to destigmatize the disabled and remind them, in 1932, that they’re people.
Women and Disability Panel: The 30th Anniversary of the ADA Only Shows How Much Work Remains
Marlee Matlin says she’s still losing roles because of her disability: “If it’s happening to me today, it can happen to anyone, regardless of whether one has an Oscar or not.”
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