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Disability News Archive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Campaign pushes for more roles for disabled actors
Although 54 million Americans ages 5 to 64 have disabilities, performers with disabilities are “virtually invisible” in entertainment media, contends I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts and Media of Performers with Disabilities), an advocacy campaign that’s trying to change that.
Filed Under: arts, employment, media
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