Advocates for diversity in film and television say the roles of disabled characters are too often given to able-bodied actors such as Dwayne Johnson, who played an amputee in the 2018 film 'Skyscraper'. Photo: Handout
Over the years, actress Marilee Talkington, who is legally blind, has repeatedly auditioned for television shows featuring a character who is also blind.
Several times, however, the same thing happened: The part went to an actress who was not blind.
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