Eric Ascher

Writer

Producer

In Partnership With The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation This townhall-style gathering for people who use wheelchairs was facilitated by Tatiana Lee, Hollywood Inclusionist at RespectAbility and Bill Cawley, Director, Peer & Family Support Program at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Our COVID-19 Disability Community Gatherings are an interactive ZOOM series that feature expert self-advocates as facilitators [click to continue...]

 Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint As the country is gripped with issues surrounding COVID-19, find out how the community who is the most at risk – people with disabilities – feels about the pandemic, SNAP (food stamps), voter access, and more. Democracy Corps conducted a 2,000-sample web survey, April 27-May 3, [click to continue...]

Presented in Partnership with The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media’s CEO Madeline Di Nonno discussed new groundbreaking findings of characters with disabilities from this year’s See Jane 2020 Report. Key Findings Relating to Disability: Eight percent of family films in 2019 featured a lead with [click to continue...]

Presented in Partnership with The Media Access Awards Read the transcript Our guests were the co-chairs of the Media Access Awards, Deborah Calla and Allen Rucker. Deborah and Allen talked about what it takes to be a producer and a writer as well as opportunities available for disabled artists. The conversation was moderated by Tatiana Lee, [click to continue...]

Read the transcript RespectAbility invites you to a new series of virtual workshops for people with disabilities in the entertainment industry. Our topic was creating inclusive documentary film and unscripted television. Guest speakers included Emmy-winning producers, casting directors and talent agents working to ensure documentary film and unscripted television are inclusive of people with disabilities [click to continue...]

Our townhall style gathering for wheelchair users was facilitated by Ben Spangenberg, Tatiana Lee and Randall Duchesneau. Our COVID-19 Disability Community Gatherings are an interactive ZOOM series that feature expert self-advocates as facilitators and provide opportunities to establish: 1) community connectivity during isolation; 2) time to learn from one another and share resources; and 3) [click to continue...]

Presented in Partnership with Meet the Biz and The Rainbow Butterfly Cafe  Read the transcript Watch the recording on YouTube with captions RespectAbility invites you to a new series of virtual workshops for people with disabilities in the entertainment industry. We invite you to participate in one or all! Work on your craft and learn [click to continue...]