Ep.132 – The Disability Representation Crisis

What if America already supports disability inclusion more than Hollywood realizes? 🎙️

David D’Arcangelo and Suffolk University Poll Director David Paleologos reveal surprising polling data that could reshape media, public policy, and disability advocacy. 📊

✅ Learn how Suffolk University has become one of America’s most accurate polling organizations and why that matters.
✅ Discover why public opinion on disability issues is far stronger than many policymakers assume.
✅ Hear how disability-related questions became part of nationally recognized public opinion surveys.
✅ Explore overwhelming bipartisan agreement that people with disabilities remain underrepresented in film, television, and advertising.
✅ Find out why polling data can become a powerful tool for influencing legislation and public policy.
✅ Learn how Hollywood has advanced representation for many communities while disability representation continues to lag behind.
✅ Hear why authentic disability stories extend far beyond inspiration and include real family experiences and daily challenges.
✅ Discover how advocates can use credible research to influence decision-makers across industries.
✅ Learn how listeners can contribute ideas for future polling that advances disability awareness and inclusion.

Public opinion is already moving in favor of disability inclusion. The next challenge is turning that overwhelming support into action that transforms media, policy, and opportunity. 🌟

Website: https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/research

DAVID PALEOLOGOS is the Director of the SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY POLITICAL RESEARCH CENTER (SUPRC), where he has worked since 2002 conducting polling at the local, state, and national level. SUPRC results have been reported on by hundreds of major news organizations for their high degree of accuracy.

In addition to his duties as SUPRC Director, Paleologos is a lecturer in the Suffolk University Department of Political Science & Legal Studies, where he teaches Political Survey Research. In this intensive course students create, implement, and analyze their own poll, and over the course of the semester interact with experts from the field.

Before beginning his career in academia, Paleologos was one of the Bay State’s most sought-after field operatives; he is the president and CEO of DAPA Research Inc. and frequently appears as a media analyst and serves as a guest speaker at many New England schools and institutions, including the Ford Hall Forum. A graduate of Tufts University, Paleologos is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers and the Northeast Political Consultants Association.

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