Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Erin White, were honored when asked to come out and cover the 2012 Media Access Awards. There are a number of groups involved in supporting this event and this year was the biggest so far and include the Writers Guild, Producers Guild, and Casting Society of America, Christopher Reeve Acting Scholarship and RJ Mitte Diversity Award.
The event honors individuals in the entertainment and broadcast industries for their efforts in promoting awareness of the disability experience, accessibility for people with disabilities, and the accurate depiction of characters with disabilities.
Celebrity Line-up
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel; Presenters, honorees, and attendees included Emmy-winner Jane Lynch, Oscar-nominees William H. Macy and John Hawkes, Dancing with the Stars’ Kym Johnson, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and Val Chmerkovskiy, Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, Heart of Dixie), Grey’s Anatomy & Private Practice writer/producer Shonda Rhimes, Grey’s Anatomy star Sarah Drew, Breaking Bad star R.J. Mitte, Lauren Potter (Glee), Robert David Hall (CSI), Recording sensation Thelma Houston, The Push Girls, Katie Leclerc (Switched at Birth), Chuy Bravo (Chelsea Lately), Hunter Parrish and Shoshannah Stern(Weeds), Awkward’s Ashley Rickards, Nikki DeLoach and Jillian Rose Reed, Jamie Brewer (American Horror Story), Noel Fisher (Shameless, Hatfields & McCoys), Michael Steger (90210), Jazz & R&B star Phil Perry, writer Ben Lewin (The Sessions), Casting Director Ronnie Yeskel (The Sessions, Curb Your Enthusiasm), and actor Zack Weinstein (Glee, Criminal Minds, NCIS).
Awards Presented
- SAG-AFTRA Disability Awareness Award (Phil Perry, Jazz & R&B Star)
- SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award (Lauren Potter, Glee)
- Casting Society of America Award (Ronnie Yeskel, The Sessions, Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- Writers Guild of America, West Evan Somers Memorial Award (Ben Lewin, The Sessions, Georgia)
- Producers Guild of America George Sunga Award (Shonda Rhimes, Grey’s Anatomy,Private Practice, Scandal)
- Christopher Reeve Acting Scholarship (Zack Weinstein, Glee, Criminal Minds, NCIS)
- RJ Mitte Diversity Award (To be announced at the 2012 Media Access Awards)
The ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and was presented by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Starz Entertainment to increase the inclusion of disability in what we see and hear, and to raise public awareness, understanding and acceptance. Find out more by following them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MediaAccessAwards or at their website at http://mediaaccessawards.com.
Watch our Interviews on YouTube
We interviewed Iqbal Theba, Jane Lynch, Jillian Rose Reed, Katie Leclerc, Kurt Yaeger, Lauren Potter, Nikki Deloach, Noel Fisher, RJ Mitte, Robert David Hall, and Zack Weinstein. Click here to see them all.
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Thanks to Pivotal Public Relations for inviting us to share this wonderful event.
