People with disabilities experience the same romantic and sexual desires as people without disabilities, yet until recently, mainstream media has largely ignored, misrepresented, or made fun of those sexual desires. Since much of the general population is first exposed to disabled people through film and television, how can we, as industry professionals working to create their stories, tell them with nuance, insight, and respect?

This course seeks to examine the ways in which film and television perpetuate stereotypes and what we can do as industry professionals to combat those stereotypes.