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Amazon Studios and Prime Video aimed to “earn the trust” of its audiences and film and TV employees with disabilities earlier this year but adding “accessibility” to its core diversity, equity and inclusion values.
Speaking on behalf of the studio at TheWrap’s annual industry conference TheGrill, head of U.S. and worldwide Deia content Jerome Core shared why and how the company is ensuring “all of our initiatives, all of our policies” incorporate a newfound emphasis on inclusion for the disability community.
“In February, we added the ‘A’ to our name, so we are now the Deia team — ‘A’ for accessibility,” Core said. “We really wanted to make sure that all of our initiatives, all of our policies, everything was including accessibility.
Core spoke on the importance of...
Amazon Studios and Prime Video aimed to “earn the trust” of its audiences and film and TV employees with disabilities earlier this year but adding “accessibility” to its core diversity, equity and inclusion values.
Speaking on behalf of the studio at TheWrap’s annual industry conference TheGrill, head of U.S. and worldwide Deia content Jerome Core shared why and how the company is ensuring “all of our initiatives, all of our policies” incorporate a newfound emphasis on inclusion for the disability community.
“In February, we added the ‘A’ to our name, so we are now the Deia team — ‘A’ for accessibility,” Core said. “We really wanted to make sure that all of our initiatives, all of our policies, everything was including accessibility.
Core spoke on the importance of...
- 10/6/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Nonprofit disability services provider and resource Easterseals Southern California announced today that Critics Choice Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Buteau, Actor Matthew Jeffers (New Amsterdam), Academy Award nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal), and Tony Award-winning actor Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!), will all serve as presenters during the 2021 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge: Home Edition 2.0 virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 6.
Stroker will also serve as a mentor for one of this year’s winners, along with Gena Desclos, Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Brett King, and Emerlynn Lampitoc (Vice President of Inclusion – Talent & Content for NBCUniversal).
The second at-home edition of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge saw a record-breaking number of submissions, with 93 films put forth from the US and places all across the world including India, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and more. Entries can be viewed at disabilityfilmchallenge.com. Finalists will be announced on Thursday, April 29, with the virtual Awards...
Stroker will also serve as a mentor for one of this year’s winners, along with Gena Desclos, Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Brett King, and Emerlynn Lampitoc (Vice President of Inclusion – Talent & Content for NBCUniversal).
The second at-home edition of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge saw a record-breaking number of submissions, with 93 films put forth from the US and places all across the world including India, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and more. Entries can be viewed at disabilityfilmchallenge.com. Finalists will be announced on Thursday, April 29, with the virtual Awards...
- 4/1/2021
- Look to the Stars
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