In 2024, disability representation in children’s television reached a record high. It was a promising development, but the latest data suggest it may have been an exception rather than the beginning ...

Authentic disability representation is a critical catalyst for creative innovation. Despite more than 1-in-4 adults in the U.S. having a disability, the market for authentic stories is largely ...

A new report from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) shows that disabled actors remain vastly underrepresented in theatrical films, reflecting persistent barriers that prevent disabled ...

As 2026 unfolds, states are beginning to implement major Medicaid changes adopted in 2025. These shifts will affect coverage rules, funding, and access to care, raising serious concerns for disabled ...

Several feature-length and short films that premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival explicitly included disability as a central or integrated part of their storytelling. Disabilities represented ...

On social media or TV, you probably have seen stories of a disabled person being celebrated at their High School prom, or being named an honorary member of their Football team. While these stories may ...

Many people whose disabilities began between ages 26 and 45 — including people with mental health disabilities, chronic illnesses, brain injuries, and veterans with service-connected disabilities — ...

In cities across the United States, “ugly laws” once made it illegal for poor or visibly disabled people to appear in public. These ordinances treated disability and poverty as problems to hide rather ...

Disabled film actors have gained some ground in employment from 2022 to 2023 but remain severely underrepresented in front of the camera among the top films of 2023. Looking at two different UCLA ...

The Geena Davis Institute (GDI) recently released their annual report on representation in children’s television, studying the prevalence and depictions of underrepresented characters across gender, ...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance on how federal agencies should evaluate telework requests as disability accommodations. The guidance follows a presidential ...