TGDNN supports disabled filmmakers or authentic films highlighting the lived experience of those with chronic illnesses or disabilities. One documentary premiered at Slamdance Film Festival 2025 caught our attention: Complicated. Summary COMPLICATED follows children and young people with complex, often…
In June 2025, the GADIM team headed to Toronto, Canada for the inaugural AccessFest, a one-day festival celebrating accessibility, community, and culture. We asked Maayan Ziv, Founder of Access Now, and other attendees: what does accessibility mean to you? From…
What is bad disability representation in media? Stereotypes that portray disabled people as burdens and disability as something to be cured extend beyond the screen to impact how disabled people are treated in their everyday lives. Follow along as Props…
Activists at AccessFest Share How to Improve Disability Representation During the inaugural AccessFest in Toronto in June 2025, the GADIM team asked attendees: how can we improve disability representation? Attendees drew upon their rich experiences across disability advocacy, media, and…
This story is part of a collaboration between Disabled Journalists Association (DJA) and The Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment and was written by Dev Ramsawakh and first published at discojourno.com. If you watched the Super Bowl 2025,…
In April 2025, GADIM headed to the Global Disability Summit in Berlin to talk to attendees about their perspectives on disability advocacy. Co-hosted by Germany, Jordan, and the International Disability Alliance, the 2025 Global Disability Summit brought together 4,700 participants…
Props No More: Reclaiming Disability Representation in Media, Episode 1: This is the first episode of a new podcast called Props No More. Props No More is a podcast from the Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment (GADIM)…