Resources
Disability 101
Disability and Intersectionality Fact Sheet
Quick statistics on how disability impacts people across all identities, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and socioeconomic status.
Disability in Entertainment Fact Sheet by Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TIEE)
Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity's Fact Sheet on Disabled Representation in Film and Television, as a part of their #WriteInclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation series.
Before the A.D.A., There Was Section 504 by The New York Times
This article outlines the 1977 disability rights protests to demand action on Section 504, a law that furthered accessibility and paved the way for the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020)
A documentary feature film directed by Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham and released on Netflix in 2020. The film follows a number of disabled campers at Camp Jened in the 1970s, and their participation in the Disability Rights Movement that followed.
The Disability Visibility Project (and accompanying book by the same name) by Alice Wong
The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
The Body Is Not An Apology is a digital media and education company committed to cultivating Radical Self Love as the foundational tool for social and disability justice and global transformation.
"Being Heumann" and The Heumann Perspective Podcast by Judy Heumann
Judith (Judy) Heumann is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people and an internationally recognized leader in the disability rights community.
Cripple Media is a disabled-led media company where young disabled creatives can shift the lens through which disabled people are viewed — into something more honest, accurate, impactful, and youthful.
Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place.
10 Principles of Disability Justice by Sins Invalid
Sins Invalid is a disability justice performance project that centers people of color, queers, nonbinary and trans people with disabilities.
Places to Start by Disability Intersectionality Summit
Questions and recommendations for thinking intentionally and expansively about accessibility and deepening your understanding of access.
Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and a Practice by Carolyn Lazard
An accessibility guide geared toward small-scale arts nonprofits and the potentially expansive publics these organizations serve.
For C-Suite Executives
These questions were developed by our creative team as guiding first steps toward disability inclusion and equity.
Inevitable Foundation's Cost of Accommodations Report
A research report by Inevitable Foundation which examines the real consequences for disabled talent when their accommodation needs go unmet and demystifies the true financial cost of accommodations by creating the first set of budget templates and accommodation benchmarks for the industry.
LaVant Consulting Inc. is a disability-focused strategy and communications firm that offers cutting-edge program development and content marketing services for brands and nonprofits.
Tilting the Lens is an accessibility consultancy founded by Sinéad Burke. With education, advocacy, and design, they support clients to accelerate systemic and cultural change.
For Creative Executives, Producers, and Showrunners
These questions were developed by our creative team as guiding first steps toward disability inclusion and equity.
Inevitable Foundation's Cost of Accommodations Report
A research report by Inevitable Foundation which examines the real consequences for disabled talent when their accommodation needs go unmet and demystifies the true financial cost of accommodations by creating the first set of budget templates and accommodation benchmarks for the industry.
Cost of Accommodations Budget Templates
Excel-based budget templates to help producers, creative executives, and accountants budget for and deliver accommodations.
A service that streamlines the of sourcing mid-career disabled writers for development and staffing. Underpinning the Concierge is a curated roster of 20-30 mid-career disabled screenwriters who have worked on television and film projects before, are in the WGA and have reps. We have their writing samples on file, in addition to in-depth profiles about their backgrounds and experiences. Email concierge@inevitable.foundation for more information.
Consult Your Disability ERG
Consult your company's disability-related employee resource group (ERG). If your company doesn't have a disability ERG, make it a priority going forward to develop one and prioritize the needs of disabled employees and executives.
An op-ed by Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska, the co-founders of Inevitable Foundation, on how hiring writers as disability consultants means "rock-bottom pay" and no WGA credits, "widening a yawning representation gap."
For Disabled Talent and Employees
Inevitable Foundation's Screenwriting Fellowship
Inevitable Foundation’s Screenwriting Fellowship gives professional disabled screenwriters $40,000 in unrestricted funding and 12 months of bespoke mentorship and access to in-depth workshops to advance their careers and projects.
Cost of Accommodations Calculator
A free, interactive tool for disabled talent to help advocate for their accommodation needs by displaying the true cost of their accommodations to their prospective employers.
A collaborative and evolving online record of the various accommodations disabled talent need to thrive in the film and television industry along with their estimated cost.
Inevitable Foundation's Cost of Accommodations Report
A research report by Inevitable Foundation which examines the real consequences for disabled talent when their accommodation needs go unmet and demystifies the true financial cost of accommodations by creating the first set of budget templates and accommodation benchmarks for the industry.
The Writers Guild of America West (WGA) Disabled Writers Committee
The Disabled Writers Committee advances the visibility and employment of disabled writers while encouraging, celebrating, and endorsing accurate and diverse portrayals of disabled people in all areas of media. They also serve as an expert resource for various issues impacting and related to the disabled community.