[Riverside-San-Bernardino] Fwd: Weekly Newsletter on Disability Inclusion in Employment, Politics & Entertainment, Carmen

[Carmen Weatherly]

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> From: Lauren Appelbaum | RespectAbility <laurena at respectability.org>
> Date: August 21, 2022 at 11:30:26 AM PDT
> To: cweatherly101 at gmail.com
> Subject: Weekly Newsletter on Disability Inclusion in Employment, Politics & Entertainment, Carmen
> Reply-To: laurena at respectability.org
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> Weekly Roundup for Donors and Supporters
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> August 21, 2022
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> Hello Carmen,
> To continue to ensure accessibility for disabled entertainment professionals, the RespectAbility Entertainment Lab's virtual cohort began last week, building on the success of a virtual format started during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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> Eighteen individuals and one writing duo, from the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Australia, will participate in semiweekly meetings, presentations, and discussions throughout August and September with industry professionals and executives from partner studios, nonprofits, and production companies. In addition, they will have opportunities to workshop their materials for feedback from other cohort members.
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> Thank you to Mia Galuppo of The Hollywood Reporter for writing about this year's Virtual Cohort!
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> Keep scrolling for more on the above, plus three of the most important stories we shared on social media this week.
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> Sincerely,
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> Lauren Appelbaum
> SVP of Communications and Entertainment & News Media, RespectAbility
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> Meet the 2022 Virtual Cohort Lab Fellows
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> Aisha Almada - Producer
> Alys Murray - Film Writer
> Angel Williams - TV Writer
> Ariel Baska - Director
> Cameron Mitchell - Director
> Charo Mato - Director
> Chris & Charlie Frazier - Film Writers
> Cypher - Film Writer
> Graham Kent - TV Writer
> Heather Taylor - TV Writer
> Isabella Vargas - Film Writer
> Kimberly Manky - TV Writer
> Matt Opatrny - TV Writer
> Maureen McEly - Film Writer
> Nina Mahesh - TV Writer
> Ophira Calof - TV Writer
> Samuel Krauss - TV Writer
> Sarah Fischer - TV Writer
> Stephanie Dower - Producer
> The Virtual Cohort of the 2022 Entertainment Lab is made possible with support by:
> Platinum Sponsors: Murray/Reese Foundation and Netflix
> Gold Sponsors: The Harnisch Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and The Walt Disney Company
> Silver Sponsors: Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, and NBC Universal
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> RespectAbility Unveils Virtual Entertainment Lab Fellows
> Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter
> “As the entertainment industry returns much of its programming to in-person, it is important to remember how being virtual can be inclusive of so many more individuals,” said lab co-founder and director Lauren Appelbaum, SVP of communications and entertainment & news media at RespectAbility. “That is why it is so important that so many of our studio sponsors are excited to support the disabled creatives taking part in both our in-person and virtual cohorts, ensuring equal access for folks who cannot return to an in-person environment but are able to fully participate in a virtual way.”
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> “One of the goals of the Lab is to ensure that no one can ever say they could not find a disabled writer, director, producer, or creative professional. With robust alumni involvement, we can ensure that there is an endless supply of skilled and talented disabled professionals entering the talent pipeline in Hollywood who will then turn around to work with us to help others achieve the same success,” said Delbert Whetter, who co-founded the lab with Appelbaum.
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> What We're Reading
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> 'Disturbing': Experts Troubled by Canada's euthanasia laws
> Maria Cheng, AP
> "Human rights advocates say the country’s regulations lack necessary safeguards, devalue the lives of disabled people and are prompting doctors and health workers to suggest the procedure to those who might not otherwise consider it."
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> Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Sold Over the Counter. Here’s What You Need to Know.
> Dani Blum, The New York Times
> The F.D.A. has now taken a final step that could put more accessible, and potentially less expensive, hearing aids in stores by the fall. People seeking out hearing aids will no longer have to be examined by a doctor first.
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> Read More
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> Disabled children abused in Ukraine's orphanages, warns UN
> Ruth Clegg, BBC News
> Disabled children are being abused and neglected in institutions across Ukraine, UN experts have warned. The human rights officials said the war had made their situation even worse and called on the Ukrainian government to right its "historic wrongs".
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> Read More
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