We have been developing television that we believe addresses the issues we found with various forms of representation when we were doing our multiple studies.

Our latest article about the SNL traffic skits is live on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/traffi...

From our #FilmDis paper: FilmDis White Paper on Disability Representation on Television – 2020-2022

Did you know that The Handmaid's Tale Rose Blaine is a disabled character and is played by a disabled actor? Carey Cox has EDS in real life and uses a cane in real life, just like her character does! #FilmDis #DisabilityAwareness #HandmaidsTale

Is it worth it to remake media that was harmful in previous incarnations to disabled people, but now includes a disabled actor? We wrote about it on Patreon! Become a member and support the work we do! #FilmDis

Have y'all seen Deaf President Now! What did you think of it?

! We wrote something new on the website: a review about Hush (2016). It's an old one but we thought we'd go through some blasts from the pasts and write our thoughts on them. What movie should we look at next? Read here: www.filmdis.com/hush-the-mov...

We wrote something new on the website: a review about Hush (2016). It's an old one but we thought we'd go through some blasts from the pasts and write our thoughts on them. What movie should we look at next? Read here: www.filmdis.com/hush-the-mov... #FilmDis

I wrote about the accessibility of the Marvel Rivals characters on my website. #FilmDis

Ashtyn and Dom consulted on this episode which is set to air June 11 on PBS kids! This is not the first episode they consulted on. #FilmDis

One thing we noticed is that there is a general lack of disabled children on television. The younger the child the less inclusion. Disabled children deserve to see themselves represented. #FilmDis

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For better or worse, has a movie changed her perception about disability? Which one?! #FilmDis

Comparing our three studies in the results we received between them. #FilmDis

"I grew up never seeing myself on television. As a trans wheelchair using disabled person I've still never seen myself really truly and fully represented other than my own representation." [email protected], #FilmDis

One thing I love about our studies is they contain so much information. Like we have a good idea of how Hollywood separates types of parts with disabled representation being predominately one-off throwaway characters on most TV series. #FilmDis

Our message has always been consistent. As long as you keep watching media with bad representation Hollywood will see no purpose in improving representation. #FilmDis

FilmDis sets itself apart from other media monitoring groups because we are using our work to create better media. A lot of groups depend on inequality to keep their work going but we want to end disparities because our work is about creating media not just examining it. #FilmDis

We include all characters – Lead/Main, Supporting, and Bit. Most studies only list characters with speaking parts or lead roles. We've even documented what shows have disabled extras. #FilmDis

Words from @ashtynwrites.electricmarshmallow.com #FilmDis

The most represented disabilities on television versus the lease represented disabilities. Data comes from our 2020-2022 Pandemic Years Study. #FilmDis

Disabled mimicry - we've seen it time and time again, more often than we'd like to. We've seen it in movies like "Hush," "Me Before You," and more. We've seen it in TV shows, too. #FilmDis

New post on Patreon is live! Let's talk about COVID, masks, and the movie theater and beyond! Become a Patron to support FilmDis! #FilmDis

The only way to make things better when it comes to representation is to stop supporting media that features bad and harmful representation. It is as simple as that. #FilmDis

We are not at all associated with this or Getty images but congratulations to the winners.

It was really important to our small team to ensure that we knew everything about disability representation. That's why highlighting intersectionality was so important. We wanted to know how disability representation was impacted when it came to race, gender, sexuality, and so much more. #FilmDis

For those of you who do not know @rikkipoynter.bsky.social has been producing content for us for the last few months and we are very excited about that.

#FilmDis has released THREE studies into disability representation on television. 2018-2019 we watched 180 shows 2019-2020 we watched 250 shows 2020-2022 watched 250 shows Ashtyn & Dom watched every single episode of every single show themselves.

One of the primary tropes that disabled people experience in media is the idea that we are better dead than disabled. It's such a common trope that it's exhausting to see it portrayed over and over again. #FilmDis

Rikki is currently watching the rest of Good American Family so she can share her thoughts on the entire experience. Until then, check out her first look. www.filmdis.com/good-america... #FilmDis

We don't use the term able-bodied in our studies or as the opposite of disabled because we have found that using able-bodied excludes those with disabilities that are not necessarily physical in nature. Able-bodied is not the opposite of disabled. Mom disabled is. #FilmDis

Our latest study into disability representation on television shows that the vast majority of characters that are disabled are played by people that we don't know whether the actors are disabled or not. www.filmdis.com/research-pro... #FilmDis

FilmDis is currently taking a hiatus while Ashtyn and Dom are busy creating television. They plan to get back to doing studies into disability representation again soon!

The #IceBucketChallenge is back and raising awareness about mental health across social media, but TV has some catching up to do. Our research revealed that in shows watched by kids and teens, less than 2% of characters had a narrative that focused on a mental health issue.

I haven't read through it yet, but I saw that our studies were referenced a few times in the @geenadavisorg.bsky.social report on disability on television. geenadavisinstitute.org

We have released THREE very intensive papers into disability representation on television between the years 2018 and 2022! You can find them on our website. #FilmDis

Ableism is not just a belief. It is a weapon of destruction targeting the lives of disabled people.

We were unaware her real name would be Kure, and I do have a few feelings about that, but otherwise I think it's pretty cool to have a wheelchair using operative. And the voice actress is a wheelchair user as well!. We were hired to help them cast authentically!

Ashtyn and I consulted on the casting of a wheelchair user as the wheelchair using operative Skopos – recently introduced to Rainbow Six Siege.

While it's become more common to hire disabled actors for disabled roles, we're still seeing the opposite happen. We hope for a day that we don't have to see that again.

Code of Silence is a new UK show featuring Deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis and in this one, we've got another series where a deaf character is an expert lip reader. Let's talk about it! Read about it here. #FilmDis

A new Patreon essay is live and FREE for everyone to read! Where are the open captions in cinemas? Let's talk about it. And let us know where you live and if you have open captions in yours and how often! READ NOW: www.patreon.com/posts/where-... #FilmDis

Got a question for you! What TV show/movie that's disability related would you like us to watch and get our opinion on? Extra points if it's something we can find on Hulu, Paramount, and/or Tubi. #FilmDis

We recently hired Deaf activist/actress/filmmaker/YouTuber Rikki Poynter to help run our social media and write articles for us. You will find a lot of her work here. #FilmDis

We need more disability related roles like Bobby on Tracker! #FilmDis

Rikki has been watching and reviewing the new Hulu show, Good American Family which is neither good or about an actual family that cares about their disabled child.