Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHollywood is under pressure to improve representation of people with disabilities both onscreen and behind the camera.Time’s Up, an organization founded in the wake of the #MeToo movement that seeks to raise awareness of sexual mistreatment in the workplace, has added its voice to the conversation.
The foundation has joined 1 in 4, in intersectional coalition of disabled creatives working in Hollywood, to urge for long-term institutional shifts to increase employment and foster authentic portrayals of the disabled community.“In the United States, 25% of the adult population has a visible or invisible disability,” said Tina Tchen, the president and CEO of Time’s Up Foundation.
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