Ontario government wants more disabled on and behind cameras

TORONTO - "Seeing more people with disabilities portrayed in Canadian television shows and movies would go a long way towards changing attitudes about people with disabilities," said Ontario minister of community and social services, Madeleine Meilleur. She was launching the Ontario government's new deal to raise the profile of people with disabilities in the Canadian movie, television and radio industry. The province's announcement comes months after the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada launched their own such initiatives. The CRTC has also urged broadcasters to act and add more disabled folks to their...