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TAL ANDERSON

OFFICIAL AMBASSADOR FOR DISABILITY AWARENESS
ACTRESS, MODEL & FILM EDITOR

I believe in representation and that everyone deserves to turn on the tv or sit in a theater and see someone they can identify with.
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​"I’m autistic, and for me that means that my brain functions differently than others. It also means that sometimes I need more time to process, and my responses to situations can be slow, or unexpected. Having a disability is just part of who I am… but I’m just like everyone else, except that sometimes I need help or accommodations to do things that other people can do without them.

Throughout my childhood, I remember seeing a few characters on screen with disabilities in various shows and movies--- but NOT very many, and in most cases the characters were played in an exaggerated way, or their place in the storyline was representing their disability specifically or for inspiration. In general, though, there just weren’t very many disabled actors or characters at all, and definitely no stories from the perspective of a disabled character... Not until very recently. This has had a huge impact on viewers because…. if you are not disabled, and you have no experience in your life with disability --- then when you watch television and film you get a very incorrect view of who lives in the world.

But, for everyone else…. the majority of people (which includes everyone who is disabled themselves or has had any experience with anyone with a disability in their lifetime) those people are watching the screen and seeing that something is missing. And that's how I felt. I felt like I wasn't seen.

I want to change that for others like me, especially kids, because I don’t want anyone to feel invisible.
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"I get so depressed and angry sometimes when I read and see all of the hate and negativity that seems to be growing in the world.
​The Awareness Ties stories I have read, make me feel the opposite, and I think the world needs to hear these stories."

I don’t want anyone to feel invisible.

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About Tal

Tal Anderson is most known for her recurring role as Sid in Seasons 3 and 4 of the Netflix series, Atypical. She also appears in Season 1 of the new NBC/Universal series, As We See It, in the recurring role of Gia, coming to Amazon Prime in January 2022.

Other recent work includes leading roles in several short films including My Sister Harper with veteran actors Katie Boland and Nana Visitor, and a lead role in two national campaigns for DeliveringJobs.org, which included a Time Square takeover, a lead role in the 2019 PSA directed by Jason Zada, and voiceover narration for the 2020 PSA produced by Holly Robinson Peete.

Tal graduated with a B.S. in Film from Full Sail University and in addition to her work in front of the camera, she is a also a working freelance film editor, and has written and produced several award-winning short films.

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