Sherman Oaks, Calif., Oct. 7 – The Good Doctor, which ABC just awarded a full season, features a young surgeon on the autism spectrum who thinks in terms of visual images. What viewers may not realize is one of the show’s visual effects artist thinks in the same way. Twenty-seven-year-old Andrew Dugan, who is on the [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Ernst & Young (EY)’s Co-Founder Arthur Young Rockville, Md., Oct. 2 – Located at 5 Times Square, the red letters of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) glow on the side of its New York City offices. It’s been said that if you can make it in New York, you can make [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Sept. 27 – In Monday night’s premiere of The Good Doctor, Freddie Highmore starred as Shaun Murphy, a brilliant doctor who has autism. Fighting for a chance of a surgical residency at the prestigious San Jose hospital, his supporters also point out how Murphy is a savant. Murphy’s brilliance is illustrated in how [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Sept. 27 – In Monday night’s premiere of Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper, a profoundly gifted (PG) nine-year old, is about to enter high school. Alienated from his community, he has multiple social limitations without the support needed in 1989 East Texas. In The Big Bang [click to continue...]
Brooke Castagna believes your disability does not define you. Her interest in disability advocacy started young after being diagnosed with learning disabilities and mental health issues.
Before coming to RespectAbility, Adam Srayi worked with the Benjamin Center, where he researched and compiled data to highlight locations that provided service for people with low or no income. He hopes to hold public office in the future.
Jeanette Marquez has three deaf siblings with dreams and goals of their own. Because of them, she has decided to be an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, specifically that society should be inclusive.
Julie Lun is a first-generation college student. She became interested in the disability community when she realized the topics covered in the classroom about criminal justice did not include people with disabilities.
Zein Al Maha Oweis is visually impaired. She is intrigued by how powerful one’s voice can be used when telling a story and raising awareness. She wants to serve people with disabilities through communications and journalism.
Theresa Maher’s drive to advocate for people with disabilities started young when she realized her mother’s students in special education and her uncle with autism were not accurately portrayed in Hollywood.
