RespectAbility, a nonprofit focused on fighting stigmas of people with disabilities in media and advocating for more authentic representation, is opening applications for the fourth annual Entertainment Lab for disabled entertainment professionals.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 11.The Entertainment Lab aims to help develop and elevate the talent pipeline of diverse professionals with disabilities working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming.
At the same time, we are introducing them to studio executives and other decision makers who will advise Lab Fellows on various aspects of the industry and their craft.“This is a unique program that merges our work in the entertainment industry with RespectAbility’s founding mission to create more opportunities for people with disabilities who desire to be employed,” said Lab Founder and Director Lauren Appelbaum, RespectAbility’s Vice President, Communications and Entertainment & News Media.“RespectAbility honestly was probably the first to take a look and say that you’re worthy, you’re important.
And it’s changed the course of my career,” said 2021 alumna Cashmere Jasmine, who recently was named to Disney Launchpad Season 2 as a director.Lab alumni currently work for a variety of studio partners including Netflix, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and The Walt Disney Company, as well as in a variety of writers’ rooms.
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