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“The exclusion and misrepresentation of people with disability in media is a pervasive problem. Changing attitudes is key.” says Angel, “and the media is such a powerful tool to achieve this”.

When I turn up to meet Kiruna Stamell for a coffee at Bondi Junction recently, I spot her dressed in funky bright yellow doc marten boots, poised next to her scooter and she’s being accosted by fans who are chatting to her about her work.

Our goal is to create a media landscape that is truly inclusive and representative of people with disability. We want people with disability shown as they really are!

Want to help change attitudes? You can!
Join the #AttitudeChallenge and together let’s flood social media with pictures of people with disability!
Anyone can take part, all you need to do is snap and share!

This International Women’s Day (https://www.internationalwomensday.com/) we wanted to shout out to 7 people who identify as women who are already living out the 2018 theme of “press for progress in gender parity”.

When discussing disability, we believe that people with disability are best placed to express what they think and to share our own stories in our own way. Just ask us.

Here at the Attitude Foundation our work is starting to gear up to make sure people with disability are not just in the media, but involved in creating, producing, writing and starring in fabulous media pieces.

Companies want to support better inclusion and portray people with disability more realistically in their communications and advertising.

In the last few decades, there has been considerable progress in the diversity of news reporters on our TV screens.

Positive and appropriate portrayal of people with disability in the media is improving (yet there is still a lot to be done).

Collaboration is a powerful force in achieving change, especially the inclusion of people with disability.

The battle for positive portrayal and attitudes towards disability is not new. In fact, it has been going on for many decades.