July is Disability Pride Month, which we celebrate by amplifying and supporting the voices and creative talent of people with disabilities. In this podcast episode, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland interview performers with disabilities Eileen Grubba and Danny Woodburn on what this month means to them.
My mother told me when I was a young girl coming home from school, dealing with the bullying and the abuse and the cruelty: 'They are not showing you what's wrong with you. They are showing you what's wrong with them.'
Elieen Grubba
Actor
This is the time when the community is taking pride in its identity. To say, 'I have a disability' isn't to stigmatize me for saying it. The stigma comes from what society puts on us. The way you erase those stigmas is to have a presence.
Danny Woodburn
Actor
Elieen Grubba is an award-winning actor, writer and producer whose credits include Watchmen and Criminal Minds. Danny Woodburn has appeared in more than 150 TV episodes, most notably as Mickey on Seinfeld.
While both actors have had successful careers, they have also faced great hardships and challenges. The two talk candidly about the biases people with disabilities face in the industry and the world as well as the gains they have made.
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