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Amy Poehler leads calls for Hollywood to take action over disability inclusion

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open letter calling for an end to prejudice and discrimination towards disabled talent in Hollywood.The letter claims there’s an “urgent need to act on disability inclusion” and urges major studios to appoint permanent disability officers.It goes on to say the number of disabled characters on screen “continues to severely under-represent the actual US population living with disabilities”.The letter added: “Due to years of misrepresentation in the media, social barriers, and chronic ableism, the deaf, hard of hearing, neurodiverse and disabled communities continue to be underrepresented and disrespected in the entertainment industry.”The letter and the #DontDismissDis campaign was organised by agent Keely Cat-Wells, who claims she lost a job.

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