JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — People with special abilities had the chance to show off their talents to a crowd Saturday evening, celebrating the second “Dare to Hire Different” fashion and talent show.

TV hiring is about 2.4%. The film industry is worse, at 0.9%. Scott Silveri is the creator of ABC’s freshman series “ Speechless ,” which stars Micah Fowler, who has cerebral palsy.

On Monday, The Runway of Dreams Foundation held a virtual fashion show, where over 25 models of varying abilities got the chance to show off the new adaptive clothing and shoe lines of Tommy ...