Disabled Not Represented in Films, Study States

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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.

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Disabled Not Represented in Films, Study States

The findings were announced by Robert David Hal...

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