If one were to ask the average media viewer about disability at the Academy Awards, they’d probably refer to Marlee Matlin winning the Oscar for Best Actress for the 1986 feature “Children of a Lesser ...

The 2024 Paralympics closed in style on Sunday. The Stade de France in Paris transformed into a huge electronica dance party with the world’s elite para-athletes doing a farewell conga. It was a ...

Inevitable Foundation‘s latest survey has found that audiences have expressed “dissatisfaction” with disability representation in the entertainment industry. The “Audiences Are Waiting for Hollywood ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Feb 07, 2025, 07:00am EST Feb 18, 2025, 03:29pm EST Portrait ...

Hollywood could get a major boost if film and television shows paid more attention to depictions of disabilities, new data suggests. A survey of more than 1,000 people, half with disabilities and half ...

Headshots of Bonnielin Swenor (left) and Scott Landes (right). Next week, a virtual conference co-hosted by Syracuse University will focus on how countries, programs and researchers measure disability ...

In a world increasingly focused on diversity and inclusion, people with disabilities continue to be sorely underrepresented. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people ...

When it comes to representing the disabled community in advertising, how can brands and marketers get it right? We reflect on insights from Purple Goat’s Awareness to Action event. Improving ...

Toby Wong is a late-deafened board director & marketer breaking barriers. Supports Gold House, Collective Visibility & Disability Belongs. deaf female business executive using a cochlear implant ...

Turn on the TV, you don’t see many people with disabilities, much less comedians. Representation of the Disability experience is a problem, but stand-up comedy is a way to bring authentic voices to ...