New Report Reveals Disabled U.S. Audiences Feel Onscreen Portrayals Are Inaccurate & Too Simplistic

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In the past few years, Hollywood has been confronted by the MeToo movement, OscarsSoWhite, Black Lives Matter and, presently, members of the trans community calling out what they see as transphobic depictions of themselves in films, on television and in the media.But there is another group traditionally under-represented in movies and TV whose population intersects at points with all those others: disabled people.

A new survey conducted by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at the UCLA Psychology Department sought to examine the needs and opinions of disabled individuals in terms of media representation.

The center said it “worked with the advocacy nonprofit organization RespectAbility after data analysis to ensure greater impact for