Disability and Screen Work in Australia: Report for Industry 2023

Abstract

Disability is a key vector of inequality in Australian society. The screen industry has the potential to create meaningful change, in our workplaces and working practices, for our colleagues and our audiences. We need to pay more attention to disability and take more action to include disabled people in our industry. Experience of disability is widespread in Australian society. Nearly 1 in 5 people live with disability.[1] Disability should be commonly discussed and accommodated within the screen industry. Without efforts to create this change, the screen industry will continue to drain talent and entrench disadvantage. Disabled people working in the screen industry have diverse impairments,..