Picture This: Intellectual Disabilities Television and film are two of the most influential media shaping the attitudes and behavior of society. Through these mass media outlets, Special Olympics has been able to generate further awareness for the movement but, more importantly, share with society the true abilities of people with intellectual disabilities and break down destructive stereotypes. In 2007, Special Olympics made it a priority to challenge the entertainment industry to expand its horizons and to present characters with intellectual disabilities as fully participating members of society and as characters whose lives possess depth and complexity. In partnership with the Entertainment Industries Council, Special Olympics held a one-day "Picture This" forum in Washington, D.C., for experts in the field of intellectual disabilities to share ideas and identify issues and priorities for writers, directors and producers from New York and Hollywood. In turn, the panel of entertainment writers, producers and directors explained the many challenges and opportunities for depicting people with intellectual disabilities onscreen. The ideas, experience and knowledge shared at that meeting has been captured in "Picture This: Intellectual Disabilities" a report intended to encourage the creative process within the entertainment industry and to serve as a resource for anyone who wants to find information about intellectual disabilities. As actress and Special Olympics International Board Member Vanessa Williams said at the "Picture This" forum, the time is right for "telling people about depicting intellectual disabilities, using actors who have intellectual disabilities: It's doable. It's totally doable, and it's important to do it." For more information, contact Kirsten Suto Seckler, Director, Global Marketing and Awareness, at +1 (202) 715-1147 or kseckler@specialolympics.org.