Advocates for people with disabilities think it is time for them to be included in Hollywood’s push for more diversity both in front of and behind the camera.
Over the past two Hollywood awards’ seasons, high profiled actors have used their two minute acceptance speeches to exploit the lack of diversity in the industry. However, people with disabilities never seem to make the final draft. Although there has been a surge in motion pictures that explore issues regarding disabilities, most prominent roles are inaccessible to actors who live it day in and day out.
When Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy Awards, supported the #OscarsSoWhite movement, and when the Times released their list of 100 people who could help broaden diversity in the academy, African American women and the LGBT community were the sole representatives.
