Survey – Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD)

Did you know that this July 26th marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990—a landmark civil rights law that continues to shape access and equity in everyday life?

While progress has been made, the need to understand the ADA’s ongoing impact—and the barriers that still exist— is more urgent than ever.

We invite you to take part in a brief, anonymous survey, a product of the Southwest ADA Center, to help us assess how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go. The survey results will be used to inform and guide technical assistance and policy recommendations related to the ADA.

Participate TODAY in this SURVEY before it’s too late!

Survey closes on May 31, 2025.

May 19, 2025

Most TV Characters With Disabilities Are Played by Able-Bodied Actors, Study Finds

A new study has found that nearly 80% of characters portrayed with disabilities in scripted TV series from 2016-2023 were played by able-bodied actors.

“The State of Disability Representation on Television: An Analysis of Scripted TV Series From 2016 to 2023,” commissioned by the Ruderman Family Foundation in collaboration with the Geena Davis Institute, was based on a survey of 350 scripted TV shows from 2016 to 2023, with recent shows like “Sex Education,” “As We See It” and “Echo” highlighted for portraying disabled characters navigating dating and using wheelchairs. In total, only 3.9% of characters had a disability across the 350 shows, a disproportionately small number considering that nearly 30% of the U.S. population identifies as having a disability.

Read on at https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tv-characters-disabilities-played-able-bodied-actors-1236387320/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHu35leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmoYP6BwpmPFxXWEzJ9u7lBS1V1eWbTqJ2uxY2qJMa5ucgFvB_wKAxWZIzat_aem_dLNYUEoTVQUtarst_buWig&sfnsn=mo.