[il-talk] FW: News + Volunteers Wanted for the Stigma Reduction / Disability in Hollywood Committee

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Debbie S 

Please contact me off list.  I  somehow don't  have your e-mail address any
more.

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From: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi [mailto:Jennifer at respectabilityusa.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:02 PM
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Subject: News + Volunteers Wanted for the Stigma Reduction / Disability in
Hollywood Committee

RespectAbility: The entertainment industry's partner on the inclusion of
people with disabilities

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Volunteers Wanted for the Stigma Reduction / Disability in Hollywood
Committee

RespectAbility is working on changing the narrative in Hollywood to ensure
accurate and positive cultural media portrayals of people with disabilities.
We partner with leaders in the entertainment industry on the full inclusion
of people with disabilities, both in front of and behind the camera, and we
are looking for more partners to help move the needle on two core issues:
inclusion and diversity in Hollywood and the employment of people with
disabilities.

The Stigma Reduction / Disability in Hollywood Committee includes
entertainment professionals who wish to ensure they and their colleagues are
as inclusive of people with disabilities as possible while promoting
positive, accurate, diverse and inclusive media portrayals in film, TV and
theater.

We invite you to join this or another volunteer committee! Please contact
Lauren Appelbaum at LaurenA at RespectAbility.org
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any questions.

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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION

      United Shades of America: Spotlight on People with Disabilities   
- CNN

On the new season of United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell is giving a
voice to the people not always heard. The most recent episode, which will
re-air again on June 3, shines the spotlight on people with disabilities. 

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Have a disability and are creative? Check out this Fellowship opportunity!
- The Disabled List

WITH is a program that will place New York City's creative talent with
disabilities into the city's top design studios for a three-month
Fellowship. The goal is to create new pathways into design for people with
disabilities.

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'(Dis)Ability' anthology, compiled and edited by Hopkins senior, explores
stories by and about people with disabilities
- John Hopkins University

Emily Dorffer, a Writing Seminars and English double major who has cerebral
palsy, created the project to encourage better, more accurate portrayals of
people with disabilities in literature. The result is a collection of
stories, compiled and edited by Dorffer, by and about people with
disabilities. Published in March, (Dis)Ability: A Short Story Anthology is
available for free download.

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INCREASING DISABILITY INCLUSION ON AND OFF SCREEN

Personal Lessons Learned from The Good Doctor
- Ryan Knight, RespectAbility Fellow

"I have spastic cerebral palsy and watching The Good Doctor helped me learn
about other disabilities. I thought that because I have a disability and had
family members who have disabilities, that I understood all disabilities.
That is not true. I never realized how much I did not know about my own
community until I got more into it."

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Gregg Mozgala Is the Hardest-Working Actor in New York
- Zachary Stewart, Off Broadway

Mozgala, who has cerebral palsy, played John, a Princeton PhD candidate with
CP who uses a wheelchair in Cost of Living, which earned him several award
nominations. He was able to bring a level of authenticity and physical
commitment to the role that an actor without a disability never could. He's
currently starring in Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, and just went into
rehearsals for Teenage Dick.

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This deaf actor is a legend in show business
- United Shades of America, CNN

 CJ Jones is a deaf actor who has become a legend in show business for his
one-man standup comedy shows and movies.  

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DON'T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES!

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July 30, 2018: From Washington to Hollywood and Beyond

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Washington, D.C.
Featuring:
- RespectAbility's Excellence in Journalism Awards
- Fighting Implicit Bias Through TV and Film
- 4-Fold Improvement in New Jobs for People with Disabilities: What's
Driving It and How We Continue Improving
- How to Have an Impact in Washington
Registration required. Space is limited.

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Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with RespectAbility. We have
several volunteer areas of interest available:
- Education & Skills Building
- Jobs for People with Disabilities
- Stigma Reduction / Disability in Hollywood
- Intersection of Politics & Disability
- Inclusive Philanthropy
- National Leadership Program
- Spanish-Language Resources
- Jewish Inclusion

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The National Leadership Program: Fall Applications Open

The National Leadership Program is ideal for people with and without
disabilities who want to go into careers in public policy, advocacy,
communications or nonprofit management while making a positive difference
for people with disabilities. We have three cohorts of Fellows - fall,
spring and summer. The application deadline for Fall 2018 is August 1, 2018.
Join our team.

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