Report highlights challenges facing disabled workers in screen industry

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Report highlights challenges facing disabled workers in screen industry

THE STORIES of people with disability rarely make it onto Australian screens. This isn’t surprising when we look at the way disabled people are treated in the Australian screen industry. Workers with disability in the screen industry commonly face stigma, stereotyping, exclusion, bullying and harassment. As one producer with disability told us: “For me, the number one barrier has probably been stigma –people assuming that it’s going to be more d…