First-ever Casting Society of America Inclusion and Diversity Open Call for Performers with Disabilities Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 14 – On Sunday, January 7, 2018, CSA members across the country are making themselves available to union and non-union performers with disabilities. Professionally trained disabled artists and performers with disabilities actively pursuing careers in the arts [click to continue...]
New Opportunities for 1-in-5 Living with Disabilities Washington, D.C., Dec. 7 – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, recognizes the work of several foundations who are making inclusion and equality of people with disabilities a priority. The Ford Foundation continues to take major steps to include disability in [click to continue...]
Beverly Hills Nov. 18 — Treshelle Marie Edmond took center stage to present an award to Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang for pushing the envelope on diversity and inclusion in Hollywood at the Media Access Awards, which honors individuals who are showcasing the disability narrative accurately. Edmond is a talented actress who is an ASL performer and [click to continue...]
Download PDF of Guide in English or Spanish Long Beach, Nov. 16 – More than 20 community leaders gathered for dinner at disability-owned 4th and Olive Wednesday night to celebrate the release of the first-ever comprehensive catalog of resources for residents of Long Beach living with disabilities. The guide was made possible by the Long Beach [click to continue...]
Los Angeles, Nov. 15 – This week’s The Good Doctor tackled several important issues – the lack of high expectations for people with disabilities and the lack of training to know how to best recognize and assist people with disabilities. In the beginning of the episode Dr. Shaun Murphy recognizes the patient Liam, played by [click to continue...]
Los Angeles, Nov. 12 – On Monday, Nov. 13, Coby Bird will be a guest star on ABC’s The Good Doctor. Bird was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. At fifteen years old, he stands out in the crowd at six feet tall. Bird plays a patient with autism who causes the main character, Dr. Shaun [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Nov. 11 – RespectAbility congratulates GLAAD on releasing the 2017-2018 Where We Are on TV Report, which includes the only analysis of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks of characters with disabilities. Largely known for tracking the number of LGBTQ characters on broadcast and cable networks, as well as streaming services, the Where [click to continue...]
Learn about The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Disability Inclusion Planning Toolkit, an interactive online tool that provides a roadmap to help all organizations advance inclusion of people with disabilities. Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring: Lisa Handelman, Community Disabilities Inclusion Specialist at The [click to continue...]
Comcast NBCUniversal sends message “status quo is not good enough” Rockville, Md., Oct. 25 – Tom Wlodkowski, who is blind, loves TV. He knows first-hand that, contrary to conventional wisdom, he’s not the only blind or vision-impaired person who is passionate about entertainment and news media. Indeed, millions of vision-impaired people love to watch television. [click to continue...]
People with Autism Possess Skills that Strengthen Workforce Rockville, Md., Oct. 25 – “An untapped reservoir of talent.” This is how Megan Pierouchakos, Diversity Manager at Freddie Mac until earlier this year, describes a commonly overlooked segment of candidates poised to work for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Since 2011, Freddie Mac and The Autistic [click to continue...]
