Entertainment & Culture

What do you think of how people with disabilities are portrayed in films and on TV?

This is an updated post from our archives exploring how disabled people are represented in films and TV. While Hollywood…

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Ali McManus: a disabled singer with an unbreakable spirit

Ali McManus is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter and motivational speaker from Detroit, USA. She was born three months premature, weighed 2lbs…

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George Webster: CBeebies presenter with Down’s syndrome will take part in Strictly Christmas Special 2022

Award-winning TV presenter and disability activist George Webster has been named as the sixth and final star confirmed to be…

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You Know We Belong Together: breaking down stereotypes around Down’s syndrome

You Know We Belong Together is an accessible play at the Southbank Centre about living with Down's syndrome, where all…

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Strictly Come Dancing 2019: is Will Bayley going to change perceptions of disability?

Paralympian Will Bayley is taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2019. He's the third disabled celebrity to take part in…

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Top 10 disabled celebrities

This world seems to have a thing for celebrities. They’re always popping up, showing off a new selfie or putting…

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Petition to make audio description available on ALL films, TV programmes and streaming services

A petition has been launched to make audio description (AD) compulsory on all films, TV shows and streaming services. Emma…

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Q&A with Matty Gurney

This is an updated post from our archives. In this Q&A, we speak with Matty Gurney, a talented disabled musician…

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Lee Ridley on life as a disabled comedian and living through lockdown

We speak to Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, about becoming a comedian, what life has been like since winning…

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Head Above Water: a disabled writer shares her journey with multiple sclerosis in a new book

Our writer Raya Al-Jadir gives us a book review of Head Above Water and got the opportunity to interview Shahd…

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