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Reviewing a Review: We’re Not Your Inspiration

by Editor March 7, 2020
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A response to a review of the upcoming Netflix documentary, Crip Camp, by Peter Debrunge from Variety. Disabled people are human beings.

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Two men in wheelchairs face each other while inside a house. They are speaking to one another in a screenshot for the film, Come As You Are
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Come as You Are Doesn’t Live up to Its Name

by Admin March 3, 2020
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Come As You Are is supposed to be about disabled people finding sexual freedom, but in the end it’s just more disabled mimicry.

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A screenshot from the show This is Us. A photo showing the character of Baby Jack in his bassinet, with his mother, Kate's hands reaching in towards him to lift him up.
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This is Us Shows Us Why Representation Matters

by Editor March 2, 2020
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This is Us might be one of the most popular shows on television, but by introducing Baby Jack, they show us why representation matters and why they are missing the …

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Congrats Liz Carr: Infinite Comes out in August 2020

by Editor March 2, 2020
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When one door closes, another opens. Actress Liz Carr says goodbye to Silent Witness and hello to Infinite.

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FilmDis Releases Its First Research Study – Disability Representation on Television

by Editor March 2, 2020
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FilmDis announces its first study into disability representation in the media, a study of disability characters on television.

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Help Support Future FilmDis Research by Donating to Our Crowdfunding Campaign

by Admin March 2, 2020
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The media monitoring organization, FilmDis, has announced its first study into the representation of disability on television. The study features a look at representation after watching 180 television shows that …

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