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 ...

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 ...

In a world increasingly focused on diversity and inclusion, people with disabilities continue to be sorely underrepresented. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people ...

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 ...

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Netflix's 'Pulse' and BritBox's 'Code of Silence' are among the titles honored by the Ruderman Family Foundation for ...

Hollywood could get a major boost if film and television shows paid more attention to depictions of disabilities, new data suggests. A survey of more than 1,000 people, half with disabilities and half ...

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Representation matters. For the disability community, authentic media portrayal isn’t just important, it’s necessary. Stereotypes often overshadow real experiences, missing critical voices. This gap ...

When featuring models with disabilities in advertising, brands walk a fine line—how should they convey a message of inclusivity without coming across as exploitative and insensitive? The ...

As “Wicked” cast wheelchair-user actress Marissa Bode in the key role of Nessarose, the filmmakers wanted to ensure that the representation onscreen was “very intentional” from the jump — which ...

The film navigates the question every disabled person and their family eventually faces: What happens when the people who care for you can no longer do so?