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Henry Holden, among many other things, is an advocate and pioneer for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all forms of media and entertainment. His objective is to change the attitudes of the people developing and producing news and entertainment as seen by the public. Henry's programs and actions make the media, television and movie industry recognize a demographic they know exists, but are reluctant to address for a variety of reasons. His work is helping the entire media establishment including advertisers, understand that they as a whole must champion his message in order to make wide-spread and lasting change. The second part of Henry's objective, which is to change the attitudes of the public in terms of their perspective, can only be accomplished if the images portrayed are a true representation of the disabled population. His theme, "Don't DIS the ABILITY", is a catalyst for equality. Henry Holden is challenging people to examine their own judgments of people with disabilities. He is challenging the media to take a proactive role in depicting persons with disabilities in the positive light in which they are entitled. He is an advocate for the affirmative inclusion of those with disabilities in the entertainment industry. Henry travels across the country, speaking to young people about the stigmas. He is a role model and a teacher. His motto, "Attitudes are the Real Disability", adorn t-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers. He is helping us all to understand the ideology that presentation of images in the media directly forms the 'disabled' attitudes of people. |
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