It was revealed that 22% of all characters with disabilities on network television and 20% of such characters on streaming services are portrayed authentically by an actor with the same disability
on network television and 20% of such characters on streaming services are portrayed authentically by an actor with the same disability. This is good news as it shows a significant boost from the Ruderman Family Foundation’s study from 2016 where 5% of characters on TV were cast authentically. Even though the needle has moved, the topic of disability remains largely absent from Hollywood’s diversity conversation.
The 2018 study put a larger sample size under the microscope than the 206 study. The study examined all TV shows aired in 2018, including 284 shows across 37 networks and four streaming platforms. According to the white paper, 55% of network television shows and 42% of shows on streaming services had characters with disabilities. More than half of these characters had mental disabilities, a third had physical disabilities and the rest had cognitive disabilities.
NBC followed CBS with eight authentic casts while Sundance Now had five. On the streaming side, Netflix with eight characters who were authentically represented, followed by Amazon Prime with three authentic characters.
, it is crucial that we continue to advance the rights of people with disabilities and create more opportunities for them in television and film.”The study continues the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to bring awareness of the disabled community in Hollywood and to include them in the discourse of diversity.
The Foundation was honored with the Media Access Awards last November with the SAG-AFTRA Disability Awareness Award. Last year, Foundation has awarded TV series
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