The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, in which participants write and produce short films that promote disability inclusion, returns for its 11th consecutive year and will run from April 2-7.

“Over 70 million Americans and 1.3 billion globally have disabilities,” Nancy Weintraub said at the “Reimagining Hollywood: A New Lens on Disability,” panel at the American Pavilion during the Cannes ...

People with any sort of disability suffer a lot in our society but a few Bollywood films have handled these issues with great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 11th Annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards announced its winners at the Sony Pictures Studios lot’s Cary Grant ...

Don’t Forget to Dance,” “The Ticket” and more were among the winners of the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.

Attendees pose during the 12th Annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards. (Credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) The winners of the 12th Annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards ...

The Media Access Awards, originally established by legendary television producer Norman Lear and others, has been the ...

A feature film is in the works about a prominent activist known as the “mother of the disability rights movement.” Apple Original Films said it is making a movie about Judy Heumann who was ...

A team from We Make Movies has collaborated with the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge for the third year in a row. For the challenge, filmmakers have just five days to write and produce a short ...

People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States, according to the Current Population Survey, which is done by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, despite the ...

Though much important work remains to be done, the past few years have witnessed the building of a significant head of steam when it comes to campaigning for more authentic disability representation ...