The country’s first-ever deaf news presenter went on air at noon Wednesday, presenting the life news segment of “KBS News 12.”
Roh Hee-ji, 26, was selected through the state broadcaster’s recruitment program for anchors with disabilities, which has been running since 2011. She is the eighth person with a disability to take on an anchor role at KBS, following in the footsteps of Lee Chang-hoon, the broadcaster’s first anchor with low vision.
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.
Additional info: The base pay rate for this position is $32 per hour with a $4/hr pay increase if the camp fills to capacity (12 students). We are also willing to provide funding for temporary housing or transportation for the week-long period.
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