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    How entertainment professionals with disabilities are fighting for inclusion

    by Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times Aug 20, 2020 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - An L.A. lab building a pipeline for talent with disabilities went virtual this year - one of the few experiences that COVID-19 made more accessible.

    In its second year, RespectAbility's Summer Lab for Entertainment Professionals With Disabilities connects people interested in - and with experience in - development, production and postproduction (think: writers, directors, producers, cinematographers and animators) with leaders in the industry, and with one another.

    By switching to 15 virtual sessions (in place of last year's in-person 10), the lab became easier for those with physical disabilities to attend. Sign-language interpreters appeared at each session, live captions ran across Zoom screens, and some partner studios saw the event as a model of accessibility.

    Major studios, networks and production companies (the lab featured speakers from NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Studios and the Walt

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