Yahoo: ‘Popcorn Disabilities’ author Kristen Lopez looks at disability portrayals in movies
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In her new book “Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies,” film critic and author ...
Chicago Tribune: ‘Popcorn Disabilities’ author Kristen Lopez looks at disability portrayals in movies
In her new book “Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies,” film critic and author Kristen Lopez says she wasn’t interested in writing “an academic book or one ...
Despite years of advocacy, a scathing new report finds that fewer of the most popular new movies are featuring people with disabilities. In an analysis of the 100 top-grossing films last year, ...
WHO works to fully integrate and promote disability inclusion in the health sector. It works to ensure persons with disabilities: have equitable access to effective health services; are included in health emergencies preparedness and responses; and can access cross-sectorial public health interventions to achieve the highest attainable standard of health. As requested in the World Assembly ...
Health equity for persons with disabilities is a global health priority – 1 in 6 people worldwide has significant disability, and this number is expected to increase.
This global estimate for disability is on the rise due to population ageing and the rapid spread of chronic diseases, as well as improvements in the methodologies used to measure disability. The first ever WHO/World Bank World report on disability reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world.