Advocacy & Awareness for Disability Inclusion
Learn how Easterseals Southern California advances disability inclusion through advocacy, media, storytelling and cultural change.
Advocacy Campaigns
Advocacy can take many forms—learning, sharing, supporting, and using your voice. Whether you engage through storytelling, arts and culture, or awareness campaigns, your participation helps create a more inclusive world.
Be part of the movement for representation and access.
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California’s 2026 Proposed Budget: The Good and the Bad for People with Disabilities and How You Can Help!
California’s lawmakers are negotiating the state budget. Understand the proposals released in May and how you can make a difference.
PSA (Public Service) Campaigns
Public Service Campaigns raise awareness, challenge stigma, and promote understanding of disability through education and storytelling. These campaigns help shift perceptions, encourage respectful language, and foster more inclusive communities, with some initiatives linking to additional information beyond our site.
Learn how you can support inclusion.
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Every1 With Autism Belongs: How Easterseals is Redefining Inclusion
Every1 With Autism Belongs—Easterseals SoCal’s new campaign promotes dialogue on inclusion, acceptance & belonging. -
Entertainment Industry Campaigns
Easterseals Southern California partners with the entertainment industry to advance authentic disability representation across film, television, and new media. Through initiatives that highlight disabled voices and promote inclusive storytelling, these efforts help reshape how disability is portrayed and understood.
Explore our entertainment industry initiatives.
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Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards (The DARCYS)
Celebrate authentic disability representation in film, television, and digital media. Submit work to the Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards formerly known as the Media Access Awards. -
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge gives filmmakers—with and without disabilities—the opportunity to collaborate to tell unique stories that showcase disability in its many forms. -
Discover How We Are Reimagining Hollywood
We’re putting disability in Hollywood front and center. Change the way you see disability.
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