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Infographic: The Inclusion Crisis in film Underserved groups in film Female Characters Films without any characters - 0 Percentage of speaking characters 33.1% U.S. Population 50.8% Difference (Characters-Population) -17.7 Characters w/ Disabilities Films without any characters 58 Percentage of speaking characters 1.6% U.S. Population 27.2% Difference (Characters-Population) -25.6 Latino Characters Films without any characters 47 Percentage of speaking characters 5.3% U.S. Population 18.3% Difference (Characters-Population) -13 LGBT Characters Films without any characters 76 Percentage of speaking characters 1.3% U.S. Population 4.5% Difference (Characters-Population) -3.2 Black Characters Films without any characters 12 Percentage of speaking characters 16.9% U.S. Population 13.4% Difference (Characters-Population) +3.5 Asian Characters Films without any characters 32 Percentage of speaking characters 8.2% U.S. Population 5.9% Difference (Characters-Population) +2.3 Note: US census was used for all groups except LGB. That point statistic was from Williams institute (2019).

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Eric Ascher

Eric Ascher (he/him) is the Senior Associate, Communications, at the disability advocacy nonprofit organization Disability Belongs™. Ascher is responsible for supporting the Senior Director, Marketing and Communications at Disability Belongs™ in developing and implementing advocacy efforts and communications of various types. He manages the organization’s social media channels, website, and emails; organizes and develops webinars; and supervises Communications Fellows.

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