Access: Horror Virtual Film Festival Sheds Light on Disability by ‘Centering Ableism as the Horror Rather Than Disability’
When Ariel Baska traded her 15-year career teaching Latin for the film industry, they were instantly faced with a series of unexpected guardrails.
Variety reports: When Ariel Baska traded her 15-year career teaching Latin for the film industry, they were instantly faced with a series of unexpected guardrails.
“I found that all of these doors were closed to me because I could not literally walk in the front door,” Baska tells Variety. “As someone who is on the deaf-blind spectrum.
This entertainment story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Horror Virtual Film Festival, Sheds Light and Centering Ableism.
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