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Matthew Keegan
Jan 2, 2019

Will APAC advertising ever tackle its disability deficit?

Portrayals of persons with disabilities are overwhelmingly absent from advertising in Asia. But what barriers stand in the way? And will anything change following the Tokyo Paralympics?

Tokyo 2020 and the Paralympic Games are not so far away: could this spell a new era for perceptions of disability in Asia?

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