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Tripping over a rock in the decade-long standing UCSB Labyrinth was, I’ll just go ahead and say it, one of my lower points. I’d like to glaze over the embarrassing narrative that led me astray that evening, and keep the ending concise: I left the labyrinth with a sprained ankle, and with this, the loss […]

St. Louis area fundraiser brings together people committed to raising awareness and research funds for lupus in community gathering at Creve Coeur Lake...

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Has the more likely that is to change. actress marlee matlin, the first deaf performer to win an 0scarfor1986s children of a lesser god, could potentially score a best actress nomination for her role in coda as the mother who struggles to connect with her child. she is considered on the fringe of the oscar race at the moment, but troy kotsur, who plays the father, is considered a safer bet to be nominated for best actor and maybe even win. kotsur has worked steadily in film and tv for the last t...

And disability activists are writing hard for his success. i think if troy kotsur were nominated and then went on to win, i think it would be a really remarkable turning point for the deaf community in terms of their representation in media. i absolutely think this movie destigmatise is deafness, i think it does wonders for disability representation in general. there are previous films and tv shows that have featured deaf actors or deaf cast members, but i think the difference here is that to so...

Point for the deaf community in terms of their representation in media. i absolutely think this movie destigmatises deafness, i think it does wonders for disability representation in general. there are previous films and tv shows that have featured deaf actors or deaf cast members, but i think the difference here is that to some extent, the film doesnt necessarily have deafness as a sole focal point. of course, best picture of the biggest prize of all, and while coda is not considered the favour...

Cinema is responsible for perpetuating stereotypes, and more often than not, people with disabilities are at the receiving end.

The portrayal of disability in primetime is all too rare — and ABC is doing a disservice by sticking to an offensive trope.

SUMMER LOVING Wilson and DeVido play starry-eyed teens in Zeno Mountain Farms Vermont-shot musical. Our streaming entertainment options are overwhelming — and not always easy to sort through. Lately, everybodys been talking about Best Summer Ever, a musical that was produced and shot in Vermont by Zeno Mountain Farm, a Lincoln nonprofit that runs retreats and camps for people with and without disabilities. Directed by Michael Parks Randa and Lauren Smitelli, the movi...