Tag: disability representation

Getty Images Awards $20,000 to Global Storytellers Reshaping Disability Representation

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, in partnership with the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), today announced the recipients of their latest $20,000 creative grant aimed at advancing authentic representation of the disability community in professional settings. According to Getty Images’ VisualGPS research, 71% of global consumers want to see people with disabilities represented in everyday social and professional settings. Yet currently, the majority of visuals – 3 out of 4 – depict people with disabilities primarily in healthcare environments. This highlights a meaningful opportunity to…

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BBC announces major commitment to boosting disability representation on and off screen in 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC have unveiled a new series of measures – unveiled on International Day of People with Disabilities – to create new opportunities, to see more disabled people working on some of the BBC’s biggest programmes, and help disabled staff to move around and up the BBC more easily. We will be: Creating job opportunities with BBC Elevate, an initiative to give disabled people with some industry experience the chance to work and gain further experience on flagship BBC shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice EastEnders, Holby, Call The Midwife,…

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