Television still falls far behind film in depicting characters with disabilities, according to a new study released on Wednesday by Nielsen and the nonprofit org RespectAbility. As an encouraging sign ...

Representation. We see this word used a lot these days. It has become associated with the fight for social justice, a quantifiable goal, a hashtag, a marketing effort. In short, it has become a ...

Nielsen‘s TV content analysis company Gracenote will begin tracking on-screen disability representation as part of its inclusion data, which currently covers talent gender, race, ethnicity and sexual ...

Representation matters. For the disability community, authentic media portrayal isn’t just important, it’s necessary. Stereotypes often overshadow real experiences, missing critical voices. This gap ...

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 ...

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 ...

Representation. We see this word used a lot these days. It has become associated with the fight for social justice, a quantifiable goal, a hashtag, a marketing effort. In short, it has become a ...