The film navigates the question every disabled person and their family eventually faces: What happens when the people who ...

The disability community wields formidable economic influence. Despite this, businesses continue to fall short when it comes to meeting disabled consumers’ needs. In a recent survey of over 1000 ...

It’s long been known that people with disabilities are underrepresented on television, but now a prominent industry service is looking to measure the trend in hopes of prompting more inclusion.

It’s an old cliche that if an actor wants to win an Oscar, he or she should consider playing a character with a disability. And it’s not entirely unfounded advice: 61 actors have been nominated for ...

The entertainment industry may be missing out on a significant market opportunity, with the latest research from Easterseals showing that representation of disabilities in media has stagnated despite ...

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 ...

In the 30 years since the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, only small gains have been made in Hollywood as far as on- and offscreen representation in the industry goes. By ...

Characters with disabilities are set to account for a larger percentage of those on prime-time television shows this season than ever before, according to an analysis. Of the 773 regularly-appearing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person enters a voting booth in Tennessee. It’s a big election year. People are already declaring candidacy for office, and the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." July is Disability Pride Month, a relatively new holiday that began in 2015 to commemorate the 25th ...

When you grow up disabled, the names of other disabled or Deaf icons are always running through your mind. Of course, Helen Keller is one of the mainstays. Whether one is actually deaf or not, any ...