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Atypical's Robia Rashid standing at a podium with the sign Media Access Awards

Robia Rashid—Writer and Producer, Creator of Atypical, Calls for More Stories of Inclusion and Diversity

Theresa Maher Nov 18, 2017 Fellows Blog Series, Hollywood Inclusion, News 0 comments

Winner of the 2017 Writers Guild of America, West, Evan Somers Memorial Award, Media Access Awards Beverly Hills, Nov. 18 – Robia Rashid has spent her career working on shows such as Will & Grace, How I Met Your Mother and The Goldbergs. However, Rashid spends her free time reading books full of “edgy and odd” [click to continue...]

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Atypical's Amy Okuda standing at a podium with the sign Media Access Awards

Amy Okuda Presents Award to Atypical Creator for Portraying Disability Narrative

Julia Wood Nov 18, 2017 Fellows Blog Series, Hollywood Inclusion, News 0 comments

Beverly Hills, Nov. 18 – “Sam is a teenage boy that is looking for love and acceptance but that is what makes the show so great. Sam in every way is a normal testosterone exploding teenager; he is just one that sees life in a unique prism,” said Amy Okuda as she presented the 2017 [click to continue...]

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