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Bus Stop Films: 18 'inclusively made' shorts to tour Australia

The touring films were created by 180 filmmakers, all young adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability or autism.

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Are we seeing ourselves on television?

Screen industries around the world are under significant scrutiny about issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, both on screen and…

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Challenges facing those with disability in the Australian screen industry

The stories of people with disability rarely make it onto Australian screens. This isn’t surprising when we look at the…

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Filmmakers with disability get the green light for projects in NSW

Each project will receive a $30,000 grant and will be considered for screening as part of the 70th Sydney Film…

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SBS' Latecomers smashes stereotypes of dating with a disability

The latest series to come out of SBS' Digital Originals initiative is a sexy, funny, and poignant comedy about dating…

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Sit Down Shutup and Watch Screen Festival 2022: what to watch for free

Learning disabled and neurodiverse creatives give their take on life and film at the 2022 Sit Down Shutup and Watch…

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Casting Guild and Showcast launch tool for Deaf and disabled performers

The initiative is designed to widen the pool from which casting directors and directors draw their talent.

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From CODA to Hawkeye: signing onto a better future for the Deaf community

The surge of sign languages in popular feature films and TV series is a sign of better things to come…

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Unheard Stories champion Deaf and Hard of Hearing lives

The Unheard Stories film festival aims to challenge misconceptions about people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

'People aren’t used to seeing Disabled people who are empowered,’ says Ade Djajamihardja. Image: Zahrah Habibullah
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Disability project charts ableism in Australia's screen industry

Producer Ade Djajamihardja is determined to 'eliminate the soft bigotry of low expectations' for screen professionals with disabilities.

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