Entertainment Articles for Persons with Disabilities

This area of Disabled World concentrates on various entertainment articles featured in the news and media that will be of interest to persons with disabilities and the elderly.

People with disabilities are being portrayed more and more today in both movies and in television shows around the world. Some of our articles focus on these actors and actresses with disabilities and we even give you contacts in several articles where you can learn acting and get parts in movies or on tv shows.

We also have several interesting lists of various famous persons with disabilities and well known people who had an impairment in the past.

This section of Disabled World also features many of our fun and free to enter competitions both past and current.

Health and Disability Entertainment News and Articles

Media Access Office - Disability Portrayal in the Media - The Media Access Office mission is to actively promote the employment and accurate portrayal of persons with disabilities in all areas of the media and entertainment industry, ensuring that the industry recognizes people with disabilities as part of cultural diversity.

Things to do on Saturday - Do you find Saturdays to be boring? Here is a list of things you can do on Saturday to have fun and pass the time.

Worlds Shortest Man - He Pingping - The official shortest man in the world is He Pingping - (born July 1988), with primordial dwarfism. Pingping holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest man measuring 74.61 cms.

Worlds Tallest Man - The tallest person in recorded history was Robert Pershing Wadlow (Born February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940). He was also known as the "Alton Giant" because of his birthplace in Alton, Illinois USA. Wadlow was the oldest of five children.

Famous People who Died Young - List of well known and famous people who died in accidents, health conditions, and from other causes.

Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller Movie - Disability advocates are planning to picket the Los Angeles premiere of movie "Tropic Thunder",  Ben Stiller's latest movie, in protest over its depiction of people with learning difficulties.

Pictures of Famous Male Celebrities when Younger - See what famous male celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Marilyn Manson, and Eminem looked like when they were younger.

Famous Female Celebrities Pictures when they were Younger - Pictures of well known female celebrities such as Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Drew Barrymore taken when they were much younger.

Display Movies Videos on MySpace Profile - Are you a movie buff who would like to tell the world - or at least everyone who views your MySpace profile - what your top ten favorite movies are? There is finally a great tweak that will let you do just that! It's so simple, and you can choose from more than one image to display on your profile in order to create just the look you are after.

Famous People with Club Feet or Foot - Approximately 50% of cases of clubfoot are bilateral. In most cases it is an isolated dysmelia. Incidence in males is higher than in females. See our list of well known and famous people with a club foot.

Famous People with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Lou Gehrigs Disease - A list of famous and well known people with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease one of the most common neuromuscular diseases worldwide.

Famous Amputees - Well known and famous people who are amputees. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene.

Famous People who had and have Polio - Explanation of the disease Polio and resource list of famous people living and deceased who had polio in their lives.

Famous People that use Wheelchairs - A list of well known and famous people who use and used wheelchairs since birth and later in life due to disabilities.

The Many Genres of Christian Music - We all probably know a couple religious hymns, but today's fast-paced society is changing, and so is the style of music we listen to. Christian music has developed tremendously over the last century to represent the changing style of music that we enjoy.

Competitions Contests and Cash Giveaways - Disabled World runs monthly competitions, cash giveaways, and contests that are open to all users of our website.

Famous People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - The phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has worked its way into the wider English lexicon, and is often used in an offhand manner to describe someone who is meticulous or absorbed in a cause. Disabled World has compiled a list of famous or well known people with Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Famous People with Parkinsons Disease - Comprehensive list of well known and famous people who have or did have Parkinsons disease, the condition actor Michael J. Fox currently has.

Famous People who are Dyslexic or had Dyslexia - A list of famous and well known people who are and have been Dyslexic.

Famous People - Speech Differences and Stutter - A list of well known and famous people who have and had speech differences including stuttering.

Famous People with Tourettes Syndrome - The exact cause of Tourette's is unknown, but it is well established that both genetic and environmental factors are involved. Read more about Tourette's syndrome and well known people both past and present who suffer from it.

Famous People with Mood Disorders - Mood disorders what it is and a list of famous people who suffer and have suffered from various forms of mood disorders.

Free MySpace Layouts and How to Insert Them - No doubt, you can choose your Myspace Layout of any of the categories as Girly, Jazz, layout MySpace Animal. But there are a few points that you need to mind. The code for the myspace layout of your choice may be available everywhere, but the installation of a new MySpace layout is not so easy.

Do you want to be on TV? - Extra Ordinary Casting is an exciting new venture with the unique role of teaming YOU with the TV and Film industry. We want to hear from people with disabilities, who are interested in being considered for a wide range of TV programmes, extra work and modelling.

Sicko - American Health Care Film by Mike Moore - Sicko is the latest exposé type film by Michael Moore. Sicko premiered on May 19, 2007 at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, receiving a 15-minute standing ovation.

Taking The Hint - Hints are a good thing, especially if you are patient enough to get the point. Apples are a good thing too; but like hints, they can cause you problems if you don't deal with them thoughtfully and appropriately. To help with your management of hints and apples, consider this; but be patient. Its value will gradually come clear.

Justin Hines Singer Songwriter - From prominence as a teenage prodigy to mature and compelling singer/songwriter. That has been the road well-travelled by Justin Hines, and the results of his journey are now vividly showcased on his astonishingly accomplished debut album, Sides.

Wheelchair Bound Professor as Romantic Lead in New Novel - In the new romantic novel, The Write Man for Her, the love interest is a reclusive wheelchair-bound professor who teaches classes virtually from a houseboat in Marina Del Rey. Placing her main character in a wheelchair meant extra research for writer Christie Walker Bos as to what her character could and couldn’t do.

Venus De Audrey: Becoming as Beautiful as the Film Icon - Audrey Hepburn is easily among the most prominent names that Hollywood's golden age has ever produced, and is among the most recognizable faces in the world. As an icon of beauty, her style, look, and grace have been all too frequently imitated, but never quite exactly duplicated. While it may be impossible to naturally look like Audrey Hepburn, there are some simple things that can be done to get as close to that level as possible.

Bone Flowers: Global Folklore of The Living Dead - Death is a universal concept, although how it is treated and looked upon varies from culture to culture, from religion to religion. While beings that come back from the dead are common themes in the mythologies and folklore of various peoples, there are often cultural differences that bely even the most prevalent “themes” among them.

Piercing Your Body Parts - In the past few years body arts involving tattoo and body piercing has become very popular all over the world. Both of these forms of body arts are the continuation of the ancient past. Take special care when you decide to do body piercing because it can be fatal when done in an unhealthy way.

Emo Hairstyles Fashion and Lifestyle - Surprisingly emo has created its own fashion that stands them out from the crowd. and there is no need of expensive hair equipment like curling irons or flat irons, to give emo hairstyles.

Freedom Machines on PBS - High school student Latoya Nesmith of Albany, N.Y. dreams of becoming a translator at the United Nations as she completes her classroom assignments using a keyboard that mitigates her limited dexterity.

A brain injury survivor raises awareness through his book - In July of 1979, I was a passenger of a car that was involved in an accident. I have spent the past 25+ years bringing awareness of Brain Injury's (TBI), and the greatness that is attainable in life.

Backstage at the New York City Fashion Show - I'm sure many men, and even some women, have fantasized about what it would be like backstage at a New York City fashion show. Images of beautiful women running around in their underwear come to mind.

Going Home - By Monday, January 5, I was plotting my departure. The thought still filled me with dread. Yet I gathered strength from the leafless great oak outside my window, noticing that its thick branches were shouldering drifts of snow, weathering the season.

Famous People with Disabilities - A list of some famous and well known people with various disabilities and conditions including actors, politicians and writers who contributed to society.

Huge success for concert for Autism Sri Lanka in Sydney - Desmond de Silva, the 'King of Baila' performs to thousands in Sydney Australia to raise funds for a school for autism in Sri Lanka

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