FilmDis was a weekly discussion held on Twitter that explored film, television, and other aspects of media through a disability perspective. Dom started #FilmDis in 2014, not only to discuss their frustrations with Hollywood and the greater media which have both excluded and misrepresented disabled people, as well as the greater disability community, but also to educate those who have no understanding of the impact such representations can have on those living disabled lives.

How the media portrays disability can affect everything from how we are treated to whether disability positive legislation is passed. There is a responsibility when including disability in stories, and often that is not taken seriously.

If we want things to change for us, to get better, so we are treated better, and so we have greater opportunities in all aspects of our lives, we need to recognize just how problematic film, television, and greater media are when it comes to disability.

As #FilmDis enters its 11th year,we’vechanging things up! FilmDis is now a FULL BLOWN media monitoring organization.If we want things to change for us, to get better, so we are treated better, and so we have greater opportunities in all aspects of our lives, we need to recognize just how problematic film, television, and greater media are when it comes to disability.

As #FilmDis enters its 11th year,we’ve changed things up quite a bit! FilmDis is now a FULL BLOWN media monitoring organization.

Since 2018, Dom and Ashtyn have released THREE studies into disability representation on television. These are intricate and informative studies that provide extensive knowledge into every aspect of disability representation. The work is done with an intersectional lens.

You can check out the Official FilmDis website here.

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