18 Netflix Shows Committed to Representing People With Disabilities

This Ryan Murphy-produced dark comedy follows the tale of a wealthy Santa Barbara-based student who will do just about anything to become student-body president of his high school. It features a diverse cast of characters — including a gender nonconforming person of color, a deaf Black actress, a transgender actor, and an actor with cerebral palsy — and what's so refreshing is that no one at the school treats these differences like a big deal. Even though Andrew (played by Ryan Haddad, who has cerebral palsy in real life) uses crutches, little attention is paid to his physicality, which is almost unseen in mainstream media.

Watch The Politician on Netflix.