To Table of Contents preconceptions of disability against them. In his portrayal, Fox utilizes his PD as just another part of his actor’ s toolkit the way any other performer would use what is in their own individual repertoires.
In stark contrast, Alda’ s character is radically different. He is a brilliant lawyer who may be living with PD, though it is not in any way key to the character or plot( as far as the storytelling goes). Alda’ s performance challenges PD stigmatization by“ normalizing” his lived experience and not drawing any attention to it whatsoever. By not addressing it, PD is therefore never an important trait that specifically informs his character- it is just part of the movie’ s landscape, not needing to be a plot or character point. By not incorporating Alda’ s PD within the character he plays, the creators are making a much larger statement, indicating that his disability does not define him.
Though polar opposite, both performances are important – both portray super-intelligent self-aware attorneys living with PD in widely diverse ways, but, most importantly, they represent inclusion of artists with disabilities into the artistic world to mirror our own.“ And, Alda being an actor actually living with a disability but being cast as a character that may or may not have a disability is obviously the most hopeful in full inclusionary