Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report team with host Denise Salcedo were invited to cover the 2015 Media Access Awards honoring 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. This year’s event was held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and was hosted by Danny Woodburn.
Interviewed (click on name to go to the interview or watch in the playlist below)
- AJ Murray – “Becoming Bulletproof”- @GotNextAJ
- Auti Angel & Mia Schaikewitz – Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” – @MiaSchaikewitz
- Gabrielle Carteris – CBS’s “Code Black” – @TheGabrielle_C
- Jamie Brewer – FX’s “American Horror Story” – @MsJamieBrewer
- Katie Lowes – ABC’s “Scandal” – @KaiteQLowes
- Lauren Potter – Fox’s “Glee” – @TheLaurenPotter
- Mat Fraser – FX’s “American Horror Story: Freakshow” – @Mat_Fraser
- Naomi Grossman – FX’s “American Horror Story: Freakshow” – @NaomiWGrossman
- Marisa Hamamoto – Los Angeles Director, Wheelchair Dancers Organization – @MarisaHamamoto
- Tiphany Adams – Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” – @tiphanyadams
- Wash Westmoreland – Producer, “Still Alice” – @Washmoreland
- Zachary James Rukavina – Actor
Honored
This year’s honorees included Betsy Beers (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal), Richard Glatzer (Still Alice, Quinceañera), Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Quinceañera), Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary), Beth Lipari (We’re the Millers), Bruce H. Newborn (The Closer), talent agency Kazarian Measures, Ruskin & Associates, Mat Fraser (American Horror Story) and Katherine Crawford (Graceland).
Presenters
Some of the presenters for this years awards show included Katie Lowes (Scandal), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Joely Fisher (RuPaul’s Drag U), Jesse Garcia (Quinceañera), and John C. McGinley (Scrubs, Office Space).
The event chair and Producer for this year’s Media Access Awards was Deborah Calla with Allen Rucker as writer and co-event chair.
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About the Media Access Awards The Media Access Awards were created in 1979 by the California Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities along with producer Fern Field and her late husband, Norman Brooks, to recognize and encourage the accurate portrayal of people with disabilities.
An estimated 56 million Americans live with disabilities. In recognition of this reality, the entertainment unions and guilds recognize the social impact of films, television and broadcasting, and strive for an open dialogue regarding portrayals of disability and increased employment opportunities in front of and behind the scenes. To that end, the Media Access Awards celebrates producers, actors, writers, broadcasters, and casting directors who have made positive contributions to the more accurate and inclusive portrayals of persons with disabilities in film, television, and all other media. They are truly pioneers in affecting change. For more info – please visit: http://mediaaccessawards.com https://www.facebook.com/MediaAccessAwards
