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Why Is Hollywood Still Stubbornly Casting Nondisabled Actors in Disabled Roles?

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/cake-still-alice-cripface-oscars

I thought this article was really interesting because it brought up the motive behind casting non-disabled actors as disabled people in movies. If a non-disabled actor can portray a disabled person really well, they will probably get an Oscar. This is obviously not the same for a disabled person playing a disabled person.