In 2015, she was honored as part of ''
Atlantic City Weekly's'' "Top 40 Under 40" Handler's contributions and interviews on her personal experiences and
inclusion of
disabled actors in the arts have been featured on
Disabled World,
Little Bits of Good, and
Backstage.com. Her recent article "Stop Excluding Actors With Disabilities" was posted to the front page of
Backstage. Her acting credits include an episode of
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, an episode of
Blue Bloods, as "Denise Todd" (uncredited) in
Elementary, and starring in the
Christa Wells video "Shine". Her appearance as Chunks in
Smothered has been well received by the horror community. She has starred in independent films, including
Disabilidates, a short film in which she played an amputee going on a first date,
Two and Twenty Troubles and
Only Those Who Limp Allowed. Her theater credits include Tess Samuels in "The Bipartisan" at the Thespis Theatre Festival, Resident Actor in "The Bats" at
The Flea Theater and Hannah in
Measure for Measure at Frog and Peach Theatre Co. Handler also appeared in
Nicu's Spoon Theater Company's production of
Richard III as
Lady Anne. Handler also wrote and starred in
Inspiration Whore, a one woman show in which Handler, fresh from her accident and recovery, constantly hears people tell her that she is an "inspiration" and works through her conflicted feelings on the topic, ultimately finding the "inspiring spark" inside herself. In 2016 she created an
Angie Tribeca spin-off and parody created and written by Handler titled
Becky Nolita which features actors with disabilities. In 2017, Handler filmed a supporting role in the film
The Upside, starring
Bryan Cranston and
Kevin Hart. Handler was also profiled in a March 2017 broadcast of
Chasing News titled "Dancing Her Heart Out". She is currently working on a screenplay loosely based on her life, as well as filming guest starring roles in
Goliath and
NCIS: New Orleans. Her appearance in NCIS: New Orleans was met with praise from the online publication
The Mighty: "I kept expecting the character’s disability to suddenly become key to the story, but it never did. They didn’t fall into any of the stereotypes of disability we usually see on TV. They never went into detail about her amputation, and it was completely unrelated to why she was in danger. Although she did need to be rescued by the team, she was not depicted as more vulnerable because of her amputation. Nor was it mentioned as an added reason to find her — she needed help because she was a whistleblower trying to expose corruption, not because she had a disability." Handler is also a two time participant of the
Easterseals (U.S.) Disability Film Challenge which gives filmmakers – with and without disabilities – the opportunity to collaborate and tell unique stories that showcase disability in its many forms and support Easterseals’ goal to change the way the world defines and views disability, so everyone can reach his or her potential. ==Filmography==