Talks of a strike authorization and Phase One agreements took a back seat on Monday as representatives of SAG, AFTRA and Actors' Equity announced a joint campaign to improve working conditions and visibility for performers with disabilities.
During a news conference at SAG Hollywood headquarters, SAG national president Alan Rosenberg introduced a disability rights initiative known as the Inclusion in the Arts and Media of People with Disabilities (I Am Pwd), which is designed to educate the public about the discrimination and lack of inclusion that performers with disabilities face.
The campaign will focus on removing physical barriers that that interfere with actors' ability to audition and work -- including adding wheelchair access, sign-language interpretation and scripts in Braille and/or large print -- and urging producers to create more accurate characters with disabilities.
Rosenberg noted a key objective will be to convince producers to include actors with disabilities in...
During a news conference at SAG Hollywood headquarters, SAG national president Alan Rosenberg introduced a disability rights initiative known as the Inclusion in the Arts and Media of People with Disabilities (I Am Pwd), which is designed to educate the public about the discrimination and lack of inclusion that performers with disabilities face.
The campaign will focus on removing physical barriers that that interfere with actors' ability to audition and work -- including adding wheelchair access, sign-language interpretation and scripts in Braille and/or large print -- and urging producers to create more accurate characters with disabilities.
Rosenberg noted a key objective will be to convince producers to include actors with disabilities in...
- 10/6/2008
- by By Lauren Horwitch, Back Stage West
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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