In 2014, President Obama Did Something for LGBT Disabled Americans
For the first time in American history, the president acknowledged that LGBT disabled people exist, and have unique needs and issues that need to be addressed.
Dom Evans
Dom Evans
Dom Evans (They/He) is the leading expert in disability representation in media. Since 2018, they have been one of two researchers for the FilmDis Annual Study on Disability Representation on TV. They have a BFA in Film Production and are currently working on multiple TV series ideas. When not crafting their own ideas, Dom consults on disability and 2SLGBTQIA representation in film.
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Recognizing Non-White Disabled Voices on This Historic Capitol Crawl Anniversary
On this day of disability history, let us recognize the many disabled people who are fighting for equality, and are often excluded because they are not white.
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Felicity Smoak…When TV Characters Uphold the Harmful Disability Narrative
The Arrow writer’s room desperately needs a wheelchair user to help them tell accurate stories about using a wheelchair…or I should say, it did need such a person. By now, Felicity has probably already been “cured” and out of her chair, so there’s no need to worry about authenticity when…
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Healthcare is Only Nice When it is Accessible to All
A recent article on Mic reminded me of something I have spoken about many times before, but never with consideration to actual policy. The article explores the lack of care that disabled women receive in relation to mammograms, and how this disproportionately affects the rate of women with disabilities who…
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Dear Non-Disabled People…Don’t be Afraid to be Disabled
Dear Non-disabled People, We have a lot to talk about, and I hope you will listen. I was amongst your ranks for the first two years of my life, although I don’t really remember that time. As such, my entire remembered life I have known that I was a person…
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Hollywood Promotes the Idea it is Better to be Dead than Disabled
Few films make me as upset as The Sea Inside. It has been years since the first time I saw the 2004 Alejandro Amenábar vehicle, which stars Javier Bardem, as a real-life disabled man named Ramón Sampedro, a Spanish man who believed it was better to be dead than disabled….
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Actors and Actresses are Being Forced to Hide Their Disabilities
Hollywood can be cruel, especially to people who are different. We have all seen what the film portrayals and casting have done to those who are actors of color, and those who are LGBT, especially transgender, but seldom do we hear about the unjust treatment of actors with disabilities. It…
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Important Tips on How to Portray Disability Accurately in Film
While many believe that a film’s main purpose is to entertain, films do much more than that. They educate us. They empower us. They make us feel a plethora of emotions. Films introduce us to characters and worlds we may not know or understand. I’m an existential filmmaker. As such,…
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Academy President Excludes Disability From Diversity Initiatives – #OscarsDISs
The disability community has long been excluded from Hollywood and the Academy’s president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, reinforced that when she mentioned every marginalized community in the Academy’s diversity efforts… but the disability community.
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Beavis, Buttface, and Memories of my Grandfather
In my youth, my world revolved around shows like Beavis and Butthead, a fact not ignored by my grandfather.