Entertainment, General
People with disabilities include artists, authors, singers, musicians, stand-up comedians, and actors, among others, who are producing world-class art, books, movies, and stage performances, to name a few. PHAMALY? Josh Blue? Michael J. Fox? Itzhak Perlman? Marlee Matlin? Blind Boys of Alabama? The list is endless. To find out more about the entertainers you love and who else you might want to know more about, check out the following articles.
Disability inclusion in the arts and media is a long way from being achieved, according to recently released statistics.
Disability inclusion in the arts and the media is the object of major campaign IAMPWD, recently launched by CSI actor Robert David Hall.
Wheelchair user Auti Angel survived plenty of highs and lows personally and professionally before reclaiming the hip hop stage and starting her Save a Soul foundation.
Auti Angel Carves Out Niche as First Hip Hop Wheelchair Singer and Dancer
A man with a severe disability finds acceptance and friendship when he moves out of his parents' home into an artist colony, where residents share caretaking duties.
The Key of G - An Extraordinary Film and an Extraordinary Life
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Dr. Temple Grandin's Life with Autism to be Documented on HBO
Claire Danes will play renowned autistic livestock handler and author Dr. Temple Grandin in the latest film about her remarkable life spent pioneering kinder treatment for animals, including those in...
Hard of Hearing Comedian Kathy Buckley Continues to Draw Laughs
"Kathy Buckley grew up hearing impaired and labeled ""mentally retarded."" She also grew up to be a stand-up comedian (Comedy Central), an author, and an after-school mentor to children who are deaf...
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Disability On Screen: Mr. Magoo to Josh Blue, Who's Laughing Now
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