abilityE resource for actors with disabilities

Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

After successfully working with Netflix casting to find a young actress that authentically used a wheelchair for their series "The Healing Powers of Dude" abilityE became a reality. The system helps connect talented performers with disabilities to the entertainment industry.

Studios and casting offices have a resource to tap into a wealth of talent and search specific types of disabilities if the roll calls for it. abilityE also works to encourage casting agents and studios that other rolls should be casting with people with disabilities that doesn't directly call for disabilities — treating talent with disabilities in open casting calls.

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21 surgeries. Six straight years of getting cut. Two Paralympic gold medals. And then, politics. There’s a lot more to Josh Turek than the name you’ll see on a ballot. His journey has taken him from a working-class childhood in Council Bluffs, Iowa, through bullying and economic hardship, to professional wheelchair basketball, the Paralympic Games, work serving children and adults with disabilities and, eventually, the Iowa legislature. Whatever your politics, take a break from the political noise and spend a few minutes getting to know the person behind the campaign. Read our conversation with Josh Turek → https://abilitymagazine.com/josh-turek-shooting-for-the-u-s-senate/ Josh Turek

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