Blog
21 March 2017
Making a TV series to change disability attitudes makes good sense
The Attitude Foundation is seeking to change mainstream attitudes towards people with disability, particularly the way that people with disability are portrayed in the media.
13 February 2017
SBS television’s Undressed helps disability inclusion
The inclusion of people with disabilities in the SBS television dating program Undressed is valuable in guiding viewers on how to talk to people with disability and in including them as part of a mainstream program.
24 January 2017
Key lessons in approaching diversity and inclusion in advertising
Attitude Foundation director Catia Malaquias was featured this week by Pro Bono Australia as a significant change maker.
16 December 2016
Attitude Foundation engages Taste Creative for new TV series promoting inclusion
The Attitude Foundation, together with its principal partner ANZ, has selected award-winning production company Taste Creative to film a television series promoting the valuable contribution of people with disabilities within Australian communities.
16 November 2016
Award for ANZ and Attitude’s winning partnership!
In Australia where almost one in five citizens have a disability, it is imperative that government and industry work with the disability sector towards a more inclusive future.
16 October 2016
Media and Persons with Disabilities – Side Event, Social Forum 2016
The following speech was delivered by Catia Malaquias at the Social Forum 2016 – Side Event, held by the United Nations Council for Human Rights on 3 October at the Palais Des Nations in Geneva.
29 August 2016
Art Not Reflecting Life
People with disabilities are significantly under-represented on Australian TV. Seeing Ourselves, a five-year report into diversity in Australian TV drama, released by Screen Australia, highlights this problem according to the Attitude Foundation.
15 July 2016
‘Finding A Way’, the enthralling and uplifting memoir from Graeme Innes
It had been raining steadily for four days, and the question of whether the fete would go ahead on Saturday was constantly up for discussion at the family dinner table.
3 February 2015
Attitude series and the power and responsibility of portraying disability on mainstream TV
When my son Julius was born and I was told that he had Down syndrome, I felt that I had no reference point for what his life and our life as a family might look like.