2016 Media Access Awards Honoring Disability Awareness #MediaAccess4All
2016 Media Access Awards Honoring Disability Awareness #MediaAccess4All

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Jada Montemarano were invited to come out to cover the 2016 Media Access Awards Celebrating Disability Awareness at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel.

Before the ceremony, we spoke with Cedric Yarbrough – ABC’s “Speechless”, Chad Coleman – SyFy’s “The Expanse”, Danny Woodburn – Honoree, Elena Ashmore – A&E’s “Born This Way”, Jamie Brewer, honoree, Jonathan Murray – Honoree, Creator, “Born This Way”, Katie Leclerc – Freeform’s “Switched At Birth”, Katy Sullivan, Kurt Yaeger & Robert David Hall, Kyla Kenedy – ABC’s “Speechless”, Micah Fowler – ABC’s “Speechless”, Naomi Grossman, Scott Silveri & Melvin Mar – ABC’s “Speechless”, and Sofia Sanchez – watch our interviews below.

2016 MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS HONOREES 

2016 PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA GEORGE SUNGA AWARD – CREATOR JON MURRAY (BORN THIS WAY, THE REAL WORLD, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS)

2016 WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST EVAN SOMERS MEMORIAL AWARD –WRITER/PRODUCER SCOTT SILVERI (SPEECHLESS, FRIENDS) 

2016 SAG-AFTRA DISABILITY AWARENESS AWARD – WRITER/PRODUCER SCOTT SILVERI (SPEECHLESS,FRIENDS), DIRECTOR/PRODUCER JAKE KASDAN (FRESH OFF THE BOAT, NEW GIRL), PRODUCER MELVIN MAR (NEW GIRL, SPEECHLESS) 

2016 CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWARD – CASTING DIRECTOR SUSIE FARRIS (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER)

2016 MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS’ NORMAN LEAR – GERI JEWELL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – ACTOR DANNY WOODBURN (SEINFELD) 

2016 SAG-AFTRA HAROLD RUSSELL AWARD – ACTRESS JAMIE BREWER (AMERICAN HORROR STORY)

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About 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

Sponsors include: CBS, NBCU, Disney ABC, STARZ, Reeve Foundation, Pepperdine,  PGA, SAG-AFTRA, WGAW, CSA, Bunim/Murray

For additional information please visit www.mediaaccessawards.com or like on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MediaAccessAwards