Analysis

March 12, 2021

Disabled representation in advertising is growing

There is a growing movement for companies to feature more people with disabilities in their ads, and agencies springing up to cater for it.


One in five people in Europe live with a disability, but flick through a magazine, watch the ad breaks on TV, or scroll through social media advertising campaigns, and you’ll be hard pressed to see disabled faces. 

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