New Study Finds Representation Of The Disabled In Movies And TV Are Leaving Audiences Very ‘Unsatisfied’

New Study Finds Representation Of The Disabled In Movies And TV Are Leaving Audiences Very ‘Unsatisfied’

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So far this year, we’ve seen some notable representation for the disabled and those with mental health conditions. Marvel’s Echo put deaf star Alaqua Cox front and center and has her go full force in action scenes as an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Max’s Turtles All The Way Down authentically portrays a mental illness (OCD). But per a recent study, a majority of people are unhappy with how Hollywood handles these topics (or how it doesn’t all together).

What A New Study Found Out About DisabilityAnd Mental Health Representation

July is Disability Pride Month, and the Inevitable Foundation, which is a non-profit that gives to disabled writers and filmmakers in an effort to destigmatize disability and mental health, decided to poll 1,000 people (half of them are disabled, half of them are not) about their thoughts on these topics being represented in movies and television. Inevitable Foundation’s Study found that 66 percent of those who participated are “unsatisfied” with how disability and mental health are currently represented on big screens and small screens alike.

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