‘The Flying Ace’ Turns 100, Bringing a Forgotten Black Disabled Actor Back Into Focus

Disabled actors aren’t new. In fact, they’ve been around since cinema's foundation, and the proof is in 1926's "The Flying ...

Channel 4’s The Experiment tests whether Nazi-era ideas devaluing disabled people could sway British public

The documentary will feature a fake care home based on Nazi ideology presented as a 'progressive' solution to the care crisis ...
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I have muscular dystrophy. 'Furious' lets me do something disabled actors rarely get to do onscreen: fall in love.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Way stars as Alden on Hulu's Furious, a role that allows him to portray disabled love in a "beautiful, healthy way." (Photo ...
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How Disabled Actors Can Break Into the Industry and Thrive, According to Professional Performers and Casting Directors

Breaking into the entertainment industry is hard. It’s even harder if you’re an actor with a disability. According to the most recent study from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, just 2.4% of the ...
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RJ Mitte Spent Years Messaging Friend About Industry Struggles as Disabled Actor

RJ Mitte Spent Years Messaging Friend About Industry Struggles as Disabled Actor ...
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Disabled Performers Advocate for Allies in Hollywood: ‘Inclusion Needs to Be a Movement and Not a Moment’

Having written about disability representation in Hollywood for several years now, I know that activism on the topic so often begins and ends with us. If you look at various award shows, and the few ...
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'The Whale' and the cinematic curse of disabled queerness

Brendan Fraser is a good actor, possibly even a great actor. But when he won the Best Actor Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards, count me among those not cheering. I didn't need yet another depiction of ...
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I have muscular dystrophy. 'Furious' lets me do something disabled actors rarely get to do onscreen: fall in love.

In the new Emmy Rossum TV drama Furious, Steve Way gets to do something disabled actors are rarely allowed to do onscreen: fall in love. He plays Alden, a reserved, homebound man who develops a tender ...