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22/07/2024

Let's go! If you missed the last two weeks, we still have two more to go. Join us Wednesday at 6pm for a live Q&A with actress, Sawsan Zakaria!

Alt text: A middle-eastern woman with long brown hair sitting in a white chair. She is wearing black lingerie. The caption on the post reads: Q&A with Sawsan Zakaria, July 24 at 6pm

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19/07/2024

Friday Funny as we head into the weekend AND countdown to the Paralympics

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18/07/2024

Discover the powerful narratives that challenge stereotypes and affirm the truth: people with disabilities are sexual beings too. Don't miss this eye-opening documentary.

Stream now on DIME network, available online

17/07/2024

We're going deep into the understanding the media and entertainment industry especially for people with disabilities.

10/07/2024

Learn what it's like to be in the entertainment industry and get your questions answered!

01/07/2024

It's Disability Pride Month! Let's celebrate by first talking about the flag.

28/06/2024

06/05/2024

It's been awhile since I posted anything about the Network on FB but I'm excited to announce that my startup streaming service has been selected as a division finalist in the Next Challenge in Media and Journalism competition!

But I need your help to win the public voting prize of $10,000 as the Division Winner of the Power Platform Division. As part of the Power Platform division, we're revolutionizing the way media content is shared across the globe. Our streaming service is dedicated to showcasing content featuring or produced by people with disabilities, ensuring that their voices and stories are heard and celebrated on a global scale.

By voting for us, you're not just supporting a startup; you're supporting a movement towards greater inclusivity and representation in media. Your vote will empower us to continue amplifying diverse voices, breaking down barriers, and creating a more inclusive entertainment landscape for everyone.

Here's how you can help:
Vote: Click the link below to cast your vote for our streaming service in the Power Platform division.

Share: Spread the word! Share this post with your network and encourage them to vote for us too.

Engage: Join the conversation by commenting on why you believe in the power of inclusive media and why others should vote for us.

Thank you for your support!

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https://platform.younoodle.com/competition/2024_next_challenge_for_media_journalism/public-vote/2024_audience_choice_award

08/03/2024

🎥 Exciting News! 🎬 The Zimbabwean Government is taking huge steps towards inclusivity in the arts! Deputy Minister Emily Jesaya has just launched sign language stories aimed at bridging the gap for deaf individuals in cultural experiences. These stories, inspired by traditional folk tales, are brought to life through sign language by talented deaf artists.

👏 Join us in celebrating the achievements of these artists with disabilities! Let's support their efforts to ensure that no one is left behind in enjoying Zimbabwe's rich cultural heritage.

📣 Want to experience captivating sign language films? Head to our website to watch and support deaf actors! Click here ➡️ www.dimenetworktv.com

Disability Media Network is a streaming app that features news, entertainment, and lifestyle programming created by or including people with disabilities.

02/03/2024

🌟 Let's Rewrite the Narrative! 🌟

Special Olympics is launching a powerful campaign called "Yeah, I am Special" to reclaim the word "special" and challenge the stigma surrounding it. With support from sports icons like Damian Lillard and Dale Moss, they're flipping the script on language often used to demean people with disabilities.

"In sports, 'special' signifies greatness and inspiration," says Christy Weir, VP of Special Olympics. "Our athletes deserve that same respect."

This initiative, developed with Tombras agency, aims to spark a global dialogue on societal labels. It's a bold step forward coinciding with the 15th anniversary of their "Spread the Word to End the Word" movement, advocating against the use of the word "re**rd."

Stay tuned for this campaign's digital launch next year! Let's lead the way in reshaping perceptions and proving that words truly matter. 🗣️

14/11/2023

Join us, virtually, this Saturday to learn breath work, meditate, and journal!

26/08/2023

Love it

16/06/2023

"It is about empowerment, and this is especially important for disabled people who face multiple and intersecting types of marginalization"

Experts say accurate portrayals of disability are rare as the media often fails to see people with disabilities as part of the audience.

15/06/2023

"Representation in the media is powerful. Seeing stories on screen that reflect your experience can offer comfort, validation and hope."

DiMe's streaming service offers short series, documentaries and movies featuring a wide range of disabilities.

16/11/2022

https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/perfect-disabled-body-49006554

Body representation in media skews thin, white, cis, and nondisabled, isolating disability people in the process. Now, the "perfect body" is

13/10/2022

"The X-rays also show medical intervention — the two metal rods inserted into her body. Embroidered onto the image are brightly colored beads that also look like plants, vines, or renderings of the polio virus. Mehta's own interventions are her way of (literally) threading a broader personal story into the X-ray's singular snapshot of disability."

"Script/Rescript" is a new exhibition at SDSU Art Gallery featuring ten visual artists with disabilities from across the country and Mexico. The works celebrate rescripting the medicalized narrative of disability.

05/10/2022

https://disabilityhorizons.com/2022/10/10-celebrities-who-live-with-dyslexia/

To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, which takes place from the 3rd to 9th of October, we share 10 celebrities with dyslexia from the world of television, film, music, comedy, sport, science and business.

30/08/2022

"My advice would be to connect with others who celebrate your differences instead of hiding them. Embrace change. Embrace the fact that there are people out there who love you for you, and no matter what you look like or what you're able to do, trust that you have it within you to be strong and to make a difference."

"We don’t exist to inspire, to be the victim, or to feel the need to explain what happened to us."

01/08/2022

"On one side, so-called invisible illnesses, which were rarely talked about (and likely never heard of by many), are now making their way right to our screens. On the other hand, people who have these chronic illnesses are seeing that they're not alone and now have an accessible tool that helps them feel more supported."

https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/how-social-media-is-changing-chronic-illness/

Sharing personal stories about chronic disease helps support others experiencing similar conditions.

22/07/2022

This article is spot-on and the DiMe Network is leading the way to inclusion. We have wheelchair basketball; we were recently at the US Adaptive Open, and are currently building our platform to offer more adaptive sports.



https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2022/07/21/sports-marketers-are-starting-do-better-job-representing-adaptive-athletes

People with disabilities and adaptive athletes are still underrepresented in sports marketing. For The Drum’s Sports Marketing Deep Dive, Sofia Ewuraesi Bodger, senior strategist at AnalogFolk Amsterdam, looks at the brands at the forefront of change, and how to follow suit.

21/07/2022

“I wouldn’t be in the position I am in today without my disability. I utilized everything I know about living with cerebral palsy for my role in ‘Breaking Bad.’"



https://www.thewrap.com/breaking-bad-rj-mitte-disabled-actors-tv/

20/07/2022

https://www.aclu.org/podcast/performer-ali-stroker-on-disability-pride-and-representation

Today, we are bringing you a conversation celebrating Disability Pride Month, which is July. This conversation with actress and singer Ali Stroker was recorded last year, but we think it has the same resonance today. We talk to Ali about disability identity and representation in the media. We hope y...

18/07/2022

“But they don’t listen to people with disabilities and then they release something that isn’t right for people with disabilities. So people with disabilities get upset and then marketers are like: ‘Whoa, why aren’t you happy just to have something for you?’ It’s because you didn’t listen to us, you know?”



https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/07/18/podium-boardroom-paralympian-getting-tough-with-brands-disability

As part of The Drum’s Sports Marketing Deep Dive, we sit down with Paralympic medalist turned Interbrand strategist Anna Johannes to find out how she is educating the world’s biggest brands about inclusive design.

15/07/2022

Like high-adrenaline sports? These athletes share their story of the accident that led to them using a wheelchair and how they're still performing and popping wheelies. Trailer is below.

Movie available online.

12/07/2022

Author and disability rights activist Elsa Sjunneson talks with host Crystal Sarakas about disability representation in the media, harmful tropes, and fighting ableism in society.

https://wskg.org/author-and-disability-rights-activist-elsa-sjunneson-on-fighting-ableism/

  Author and disability rights activist Elsa Sjunneson talks with host Crystal Sarakas about disability representation in the media, harmful tropes, and fighting ableism in society. As a deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroad...

10/07/2022

"Over 1.3 billion people across the world live with some form of disability. Yet, according to Return on Disability, only 4% of businesses are focused on expanding their offerings to include disabled people. Clearly, business has a long way to go in rectifying society’s persistent discrimination of the disabled community."



https://www.fastcompany.com/90764817/why-elevating-leaders-with-disabilities-is-so-crucial-to-disability-inclusion

Only 4% of businesses are focused on expanding their offerings to include disabled people. That has to change, this activist says as Disability Pride month gets underway.

10/07/2022

The concert event, which is free and open to the public, is located at B.E.S.T. Academy Theatre located 1190 Northwest Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. Attendees just need to RSVP by emailing [email protected].

Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/showability-nonprofit-celebrates-ada-302-on-july-26-holding-free-concert-event-featuring-inclusive-chorus-other-talented-guests-across-disability-spectrum

Atlanta, GA – July 9, 2022 – The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turns 32 on July 26, the day in 1990 when it was signed into law by then President George Bush. This very important anniversary is significant for the disability community, as well as one Atlanta-based nonprofit, SHOWAbility,...

08/07/2022

Comic-Con San Diego will feature a panel discussion on disability representation in TV and film, July 20-24.



https://deadline.com/2022/07/comic-con-2022-scheduled-film-tv-panels-1235059088/

After a two-year in-person hiatus due to Covid, San Diego Comic-Con is raging back with a big footprint by streaming (Amazon Studios’ Prime Video, Apple, HBO Max, Paramount+), TV and, well, a…

08/07/2022

The Blind Life is now on DiMe Network!

07/07/2022

“Being excluded from and segregated from everybody else is such a frustratingly characteristic aspect of being disabled. Not because of anything to do with your actual condition, but simply because of the barriers that people put in place to stop you from being able to have an equitable experience of public life.”



https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/absolute-disaster-disabled-festivalgoers-abysmal-081401711.html

Disabled attendees were forced to use wheelchairs thanks to “dangerous” terrain.