FELLOW FILMMAKERS:

PLEASE, AUTHENTIC CASTING ONLY! THE POOL OF DISABLED TALENT IS IMMENSE!

HIRE DISABLED CREW ON PRODUCTION AND IN POST, WHETHER YOUR FILM HAS DISABILITY THEMES OR NOT.

INCLUDE OPEN CAPTIONS IN YOUR FILMS FOR FESTIVALS AND THEATER SCREENINGS, AND OPEN OR (EASY TO LOCATE AND ACTIVATE) CLOSED CAPTIONS FOR STREAMING YOUR FILM ONLINE.

INCLUDE AN AUDIO DESCRIPTION TRACK ON YOUR FILM.

CONSULT AND COMPENSATE LOW VISION, BLIND, NEURO-DIVERGENT, d/DEAF/HARD OF HEARING, IMMUNO-COMPROMISED, AND OTHER DISABLED EXPERTS WHO ALREADY INVENTED THE WHEEL. CREDIT THEM FOR THEIR WORK. DO NOT STEAL!

IF YOU ARE MAKING A FILM WITH DISABILITY THEMES, ENGAGE DISABLED PRODUCERS. YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON BEST PRACTICES AND SAVE TIME AND MONEY.

BUDGET FOR ACCESSIBILITY LIKE YOU BUDGET FOR CAMERA PACKAGES AND CINEMATOGRAPHERS, COLOR CORRECTION, EDITING CONSULTANTS, PUBLICISTS, SALES AGENTS, FOOD. ETC. https://www.inevitable.foundation/cost-of-accommodations-report

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FWD-DOC AND RESPECTABILITY HAVE MADE INCREDIBLE TOOLKITS. HERE IS ONE: https://www.respectability.org/hollywood-inclusion/

LOOK AT THIS WELLSPRING OF RESOURCES: https://inclusivecinema.org/