New network to champion diversity on Australian screens
August 8, 2017
Collaboration is a powerful force in achieving change, especially the inclusion of people with disability. The launch of a new Australian network will advocate for greater diversity and inclusion on... Read More
New film traces disability and activism
July 25, 2017
The battle for positive portrayal and attitudes towards disability is not new. In fact, it has been going on for many decades, taking its part in the great protest movements... Read More
New TV series follows disability employment challenges
July 18, 2017
We might think that most of the employment challenges faced by disabled job seekers are related to access to buildings, facilities, equipment and other physical barriers. A new Australian TV... Read More
Access All Areas disability film festival
July 12, 2017
Film Festivals are now embracing people with disability, especially starting to include features such as captioning, audio description, quiet sessions, as well as accessible programs. The Access All Areas Film Festival... Read More
The magnificent seven – adopting the BBC’s diversity approach
July 10, 2017
The Attitude Foundation wants more people with disability on television. We are big fans of quotas, measuring the impact and ensuring that approaches are most than just tokenistic. How do... Read More
Should all the disabled roles go to disabled actors?
June 27, 2017
With only 4% of characters in Australian dramas having an impairment or experiencing disability, compared to 18% of the Australian population living with disability, there are clearly not many roles... Read More
Disability is now a (film festival) winner
June 23, 2017
Film festivals are starting to feature disability streams and sessions, including this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Attitude Foundation director, and film buff, Dominique Antarakis, checked out the disability offerings, including a... Read More
People with disability do not make a story inspirational
June 19, 2017
Too often we find television coverage of “inspirational” people with disability who “overcome” their impairment and manage to do “extraordinary” things, like climb mountains. Worse still, people with disability who... Read More
Can TV advertising change attitudes?
June 6, 2017
Television advertising is all around us and the viewing evidence is that it is not including people with disabilities. Advertising executives often regard their industry as edgy and breaking new... Read More
Not disabled enough: Invisible disability on TV
May 30, 2017
It’s important to have disabled characters on TV to reflect the diversity of society and to provide well-rounded characters that are not just solely their disability. But what if they... Read More
ANZ event supports drive to produce Attitude Foundation pilot episode
May 23, 2017
The Attitude Foundation’s Founding Sponsor ANZ held an information and fundraising event at its Melbourne Docklands headquarters on 22 May as part of its support of the Foundation’s drive to... Read More
Disability on TV – the UK experience
May 20, 2017
Ordinarily, media organisations compete with one another, but in Britain, they are collaborating because of their shared belief that media should reflect the richness and diversity of society, and provide... Read More
Inclusive marketing feature of major conference
May 18, 2017
The inclusion of people with disabilities as models and actors in marketing and promotion is slowly growing, with companies such as Target, Kmart and Aldi featuring disabled models in catalogues.... Read More
Amy Marks and her film about disability identity
May 16, 2017
Amy Marks is a film student at the University of Victoria. Earlier this year she was chosen as one of five winners in a SBS film contest centred around Youth... Read More
ABC TV show deals directly with disability stereotypes
May 9, 2017
The best way to shatter disability stereotypes is to let people with disability do it. The ABC television series You Can’t Ask That provides a forum for doing just that. The... Read More