Episode 75 Disability Representation on TV and film.

from Life through a prism · host Rob Tierney | Pop Culture & Technology Host

In this episode we are going to take a look at an article from the website variety.com entitled Most TV Characters With Disabilities Are Played by Able-Bodied Actors, Study Finds.And I ask the question today does it matter who plays the role if the best person for the role is not disabled.https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tv-characters-disabilities-played-able-bodied-actors-1236387320/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKH5GlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFaZzg1d05EQnFPSTFjZm13AR7J5Th9DZgCfNYpM23et6Qp1CirbfvCkGnddWg9y_B4F3gQXNZcQeEsYBBBpg_aem_cGlHZTA0CmsQPucFZb-6MAThe webpage for life through a prismhttps://life-through-a-prism.podcastpage.io/

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