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Disability Representation in the Media Virtual Panel Discussion • July 7

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Join Move to Include Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. for a FREE virtual panel discussion on the good and bad of disability representation in film, television, & other media.

In honor of Disability Pride Month, Move to Include is pleased to bring you this important conversation on the current state of disability representation in media and the arts. Our panel of industry experts will discuss the good, the bad, and what opportunities are ahead for disabled creatives, both in front of and behind the camera.

Joining us:

  • Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, Casting Director
  • Markus Essien, Educator and Artist
  • Kristen Lopez, Entertainment journalist, EIC of The Film Maven, and author

Accessibility: Zoom auto-generated captions will be enabled for this session. If you have additional accessibility requests, please note this in the registration form. Please contact Sarah Murphy Abbamonte, Project Manager for Move to Include(TM), at sabbamonte@wxxi.org with any questions.

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