Disability on Screen @dos_network
The Disability on Screen Network unites scholars, practitioners & activists to explore how visual media reflect & shape experiences of impairment & disability. disabilityonscreen.wordpress.com York, UK Joined October 2014-
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Call for proposals: Accessibility in Film, TV, Interactive Media tinyurl.com/zn5eoap Please RT @dos_network @EnableMagazine @VocalEyesAD
CFP: Philosophical Perspectives on Disability, University of Leeds, 9 May 2017. Deadline: 20 March ppod2017.weebly.com/call-for-abstr…
LSFF: Silent Cinema and Deaf Culture Event at the ICA, 10 Jan 2017 silentlondon.co.uk/2016/12/21/lsf… via @silentlondon
"An unerring emphasis on being happy can crowd out other emotions; anger, sadness, anxiety and uncertainty" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
2,000 disabled people wrongly declared ‘fit to work’ by DWP in just three months | The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Only 9 places left! FREE film workshop @ICALondon for new disabled talent 5 min application- BIG career boost: 104films.com/training
"Going To School" (Ir a la Escuela): a documentary on inclusion and special education at a Los Angeles middle school youtube.com/watch?v=iV_riK…
Join @sallyephillips and her son Olly as she explores a question that affects us all. #WorldWithoutDowns? Now on Two.
"The thing is that we only really celebrate disability when there’s a skill involved." theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
It's time to stop calling disabled people 'inspirational' – video trib.al/yhEljMM
Two models, one goal: to free women from fashion’s weight tyranny theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
Book Review: "Shrinking Violets" by @joemoransblog theguardian.com/books/2016/sep…
Awful awful awful theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/a…
Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte calls on TV to hire disabled actors ibtimes.co.uk/breaking-bad-s…
Our survey on Audio Description closes 8th August tinyurl.com/jehv7bx Please RT @disabilityarts @me_backwards @dos_network @extantltd
"I don't like to sugarcoat anything": new documentary film "Gleason" shows reality of living with ALS theguardian.com/film/2016/jul/…
This was a hate crime against disabled people, and deserves far more anger and attention than it's currently getting theguardian.com/world/2016/jul…

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