In 2019, a study investigating equality and representation within Hollywood revealed that 2.3 percent of the industry's top 500 movies focused on characters with disabilities, which means that 48 movies erased the disability community that year. This represents a decrease from the previous year, once 58 movies eliminated characters with disabilities in 2018.
Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019
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MDSC Initiative. (September 8, 2020). Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019." Chart. September 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/
MDSC Initiative. (2020). Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of Top-grossing Movies Focusing on Characters with Disabilities in The United States from 2015 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/
MDSC Initiative, Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of top-grossing movies focusing on characters with disabilities in the United States from 2015 to 2019 [Graph], MDSC Initiative, September 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754902/disabled-characters-movies/
