People always ask how to make other people comfortable with disability, Sealey said.
Part of it is just normalize it.
Sealey said she has spoken with children after screenings of the film and seen the positive impact.
When they ask questions, they ask, Theres a kid in my class who has cerebral palsy.
What do I do?
How do I go up to him?
Im proud of that kid for asking that question.
My response is, Go say hi.
I hope it makes more people say hi to other people who are different from them.
She hopes it gives viewers a positive way of thinking about disability.
Presume that they have a personality and an inner life.
Kirby plays Melodys father.
My hope for what people take away from it is that the fight continues.
This is a constant forge.
Out of My Mindis Taylors first film.
It was important to Sealey to cast someone with cerebral palsy.
Zooming with Taylor led to Jennifer Aniston narrating the film as Melodys inner voice.
It turned out Taylor is even named after Lisa Kudrows character, Phoebe.
There are six friends, well start with our top pick, which was Jen, Sealey said.
If she says no, well go through the rest of them.
Jen very happily said yes right away.
Sealey said there is still much work to be done for disability representation in Hollywood.
About 30% of the American public identifies as having a disability, Sealey said.
In Hollywood, people with disabilities dont often see themselves represented up on screen.
They dont see themselves behind the camera.
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