By Olivia Moosey, DePaul University

Despite the recent push toward more inclusive storytelling, very few movies accurately portray the largest minority group in the world.

By Azeezah Ibraheem, Near East University

Despite its abundance of princess movies, Disney has had very little representation up until recently. ‘The Little Mermaid’ will help to change this problem.

By Peyton Conner, Indiana University

Video games are supposed to be fun for all, so why are people with disabilities not being considered?

By Katherine Bry, Washington University

The musician cast a neurotypical actor to play an autistic character in her soon-to-be-released movie, a choice many are calling ableist.

By Tamara Kamis, Cornell University

By Juliana Fujii, Biola University

People who share protagonists’ identities shouldn’t only author books. Their feedback can vastly improve how books represent marginalized groups.

By Tamara Kamis, Cornell University

Twitter’s new feature can’t be used by the hard of hearing community, bringing attention to other technology that excludes people with disabilities.

By Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

The organization treats autistic people as ‘problems’ to be fixed instead of actually listening to their voices.

By Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

April is Autism Awareness Month, but these Instagram accounts are educating people about autism all year round.

By Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

These women are making the world a more inclusive and accessible place, one post at a time.

By Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

As both the star of ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ and an actress on the spectrum, she’s eliminating harmful stereotypes of autism that other shows often perpetuate.

By Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

The Academy is obviously lacking when it comes to diversity, and that includes actors with disabilities.

By Eleanore Belanger, Arizona State University

Amythest Schaber answers questions and busts myths about autism in their YouTube series.

By Kristin Auld, St John’s University

This visually-impaired YouTuber is offering up both awesome entertainment and some insight into her world.

By Eleanore Belanger, Arizona State University

The term disabled isn’t a dirty word, so why act like it is by using alternative phrases?

By Aliza Pelto, Pratt Institute

The future is body positive, thanks to influencers like this one.

By Eleanore Belanger, Arizona State University

When you hear determined, these four people fit the category perfectly.

By Claudia Ng, University of Texas at Austin

It’s the beginning of the end of misrepresentation in the television industry.

By Sam Shepherd, McGill University

Broadway is getting better, but The Great White Way still has ways to go before becoming truly accessible.

By Jillian Morris, Chapman University

There’s a whole new dimension to the body-positive movement.