“The best way to have representation in film, tv & advertising for people with disabilities is — write characters, and cast performers, with disabilities — period. You’re a writer, and you say — hey, I want to write a wheelchair-using woman in this role, how do I write that authentically? Well. Write a female character. And cast a wheelchair user. ‘Wheelchair’ is not a character trait. It’s a mode of transportation. It’s irrelevant. Same with any other disability. It just exists. If you really want to get creative, put us in a situation where we actually live. — Ability in Progress, Timon Birkhofer, Christophe Zajac-Denek

Ability in Progress is a beautiful, groundbreaking piece about embracing diverse demographics in all of their layered complexities on film & tv without being defined by their most visible or simplistic traits.