Equal Too: Accurate Representation Matters
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In episode 3 we turn the spotlight on the fashion and film industries to find out why they are still playing catch up on becoming truly representative of the disabled community. We’ll hear from Jameela Jamil, Sinéad Burke, Eryn Brown, RJ Mitte, Keely Cat Wells, Jim LeBrecht, Christina Mallon and Ellie Cole, who each have their own story to tell about ableism in fashion and media. We talk to agent Keely Cat Wells, who was denied an acting career due to her disability, and now runs a talent agency for disabled actors, and LA mega talent agent Eryn Brown, who herself has a disability and knows discrimination only too well, and has just started a campaign ‘1 in 4’ aimed at instigating change in Hollywood. What will it take to change? In fashion - if 15% of the world is disabled, why aren’t 15% of catwalk models? Sinéad Burke who advocates for accessible design in fashion and was the first Little Person to feature on the cover of Vogue, speaks to us about what can be done. Executive produced by disability advocate Sinéad Burke and co-produced and hosted by Sophie Morgan, Equal Too has been created by Harder Than You Think, the award winning team behind Emmy award winning Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, and P&G Studios. The podcast aims to continue the conversation that the documentary started. Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality is a new special six-part series, featured on Seneca's Conversations on Power and Purpose series, that explores the biggest challenges faced by the disabled community and starts a conversation about what is needed to drive equality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
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