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RespectAbility: #ADA30 Summit – Fighting Stigmas with Hollywood
July 29, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
RespectAbility is hosting the #ADA30 Summit session on Fighting Stigmas with Hollywood on Wednesday, July 29th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
With one-in-five people having a disability in the U.S. today, the lack of representation – just 3.1 percent on screen and even less in children’s television (less than one percent) – means that millions of people are unable to see themselves in media today. RespectAbility has been honored to play a part in changing this, including consulting on an array of films and TV shows for a variety of studios and networks. But change must be embraced from the top and have buy-in at every level. How are network and studio executives, showrunners and writers working within their organizations to encourage more disability representation whether in front of the camera or behind it? What are promising practices in diversity and inclusion and how are they helping to move things in a positive direction?
The virtual event is free and fully accessible with an ASL interpreter and live captions. This event is the third session in a five-part series made possible through the generosity of Comcast NBCUniversal, the Murray/Reese Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company.
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