{"id":10988,"date":"2020-10-27T23:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T21:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=10988"},"modified":"2020-10-27T23:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T21:20:39","slug":"academy-debuts-virtual-program-spotlighting-filmmakers-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/10\/27\/academy-debuts-virtual-program-spotlighting-filmmakers-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Debuts Virtual Program Spotlighting Filmmakers With Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/academylogo.jpg?resize=107%2C107\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2445\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AccessAbility\/VisAbility: Breaking Down the Barriers for People with Disabilities in Media\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmvksiPxiR4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong><br \/>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents a special virtual program titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/events\/accessabilityvisability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cACCESSABILITY\/VISABILITY: Breaking Down the Barriers for People with Disabilities in Media\u201d<\/a> available now. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the program consists of three panels featuring conversations with filmmakers with disabilities examining the struggles and successes of the disabled community in Hollywood.\u00a0 For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/oscars.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscars.org<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><strong>WHO:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> (welcoming remarks), Academy governor and Oscar\u00ae-winning actor<br \/><strong>Marlee Matlin<\/strong> (host), Oscar-winning actor<br \/><br \/>Authentic Representation: Why It Matters and How Far We Have Come<br \/><strong>Danny Woodburn<\/strong>, actor<br \/><strong>Maysoon Zayid<\/strong>, actor and comedian<br \/><strong>Eryn Brown<\/strong>, talent manager<br \/><br \/>Behind the Camera: Why Inclusion Benefits Us All<br \/><strong>Jenni Gold<\/strong>, filmmaker<br \/><strong>Jim LeBrecht<\/strong>, filmmaker<br \/><strong>Kaitlyn Yang<\/strong>, VFX supervisor<br \/><br \/>Fresh Voices: Hollywood\u2019s Untapped Talent and Unlimited Potential<br \/><strong>Jorge Gutierrez<\/strong>, animation director<br \/><strong>Millicent Simmonds<\/strong>, actor<br \/><strong>Zack Gottsagen<\/strong>, actor<br \/><br \/>Biographies can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/calendar\/accessabilityvisability-breaking-down-barriers-people-disabilities-media-biographies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><strong>WHEN\/WHERE:<\/strong><br \/>Available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/oscars.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscars.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT:The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents a special virtual program titled \u201cACCESSABILITY\/VISABILITY: Breaking Down the Barriers for People with Disabilities in Media\u201d available now. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the program consists of three panels featuring conversations with filmmakers with disabilities examining the struggles and successes of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/10\/27\/academy-debuts-virtual-program-spotlighting-filmmakers-with-disabilities\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Academy Debuts Virtual Program Spotlighting Filmmakers With Disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workshops","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}