The SAG-AFTRA actor and voice artist, a double-leg amputee, says real representation means disabled performers should be able to audition for any part, not only the ones written about disability
Ricky Bartlett’s acting career started in Columbus, at the historic Springer Opera House, where he played in childhood productions of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “Peter Pan.”
Today, the Columbus native works in film, television and voiceover as a SAG-AFTRA actor and voice artist. He is also a double-leg amputee, and that gives him a firsthand view of a question the entertainment industry is still working through: what disability representation looks like when it goes past putting disabled characters on screen and includes hiring disabled performers…