Sia’s movie Music has been almost universally critically panned. Meanwhile, A Quiet Place, which features a deaf actor in a prominent supporting role instead of an actor pretending to be deaf, was nominated for countless awards and has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Crip Camp (a staggering 100% on RT) was co-directed by a disabled creator. Won the Audience Award at Sundance, now on the shortlist for an Oscar nom. Pixar’s Loop features a nonspeaking autistic actor as the lead- also critically acclaimed.
Kiera Allen, an actor and wheelchair user in real life, starred in Run with Sarah Paulson. It was the most-streamed original movie in Hulu’s history and got the most attention on social media.
Ali Stroker, also a wheelchair user, played a character that wasn’t explicitly meant to be disabled on Broadway and won a Tony.
Are we done pretending that the issue of disabled creators/actors not being cast or hired is that they “just can’t bring in money and good reviews” yet? It’s a pretty clear pattern just in the last few years.