MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS PRESENTED BY EASTERSEALS

Tony-nominated actress Lauren Ridloff will host the 2022 Media Access Awards, which “honors, highlights, and promotes disability and its representation in film, TV, and new media.” Ridloff, the first deaf actress to play a Marvel superhero, in “Eternals,” is herself a 2020 Media Access Award recipient.

Founded by Norman Lear in 1979 as an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards will pay tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.

The 2022 Media Access Awards will stream LIVE on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com.