NaboCane
07-27-2005, 09:59 PM
I thought this might be of interest, especially to a certain thespian we know and love...
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LOS ANGELES - Actors with disabilities are underrepresented in movies and TV shows and are reluctant to ask producers for even minor accommodations, according to a study commissioned by the Screen Actors Guild.
While 20 percent of all Americans have a physical or mental disability, less than 2 percent of TV show characters display a disability and only one-half percent have speaking roles, according to an executive summary of a report released Tuesday.
The findings were announced by Robert David Hall, who lost both legs in a car accident in 1978 and who is a regular on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
"We have far to go to achieve true equality of opportunity," Hall said. "The images we see and the stories we tell say a lot about our society. We are part of the story."
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LOS ANGELES - Actors with disabilities are underrepresented in movies and TV shows and are reluctant to ask producers for even minor accommodations, according to a study commissioned by the Screen Actors Guild.
While 20 percent of all Americans have a physical or mental disability, less than 2 percent of TV show characters display a disability and only one-half percent have speaking roles, according to an executive summary of a report released Tuesday.
The findings were announced by Robert David Hall, who lost both legs in a car accident in 1978 and who is a regular on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
"We have far to go to achieve true equality of opportunity," Hall said. "The images we see and the stories we tell say a lot about our society. We are part of the story."