disability and film

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Lindsey Dryden: a disabled and queer filmmaker who is making the film industry fully accessible and inclusive for all

We speak to Lindsey Dryden about her career as a disabled and queer filmmaker, the launch of her production company…

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7 Amazon Original shows and films with disabled actors and characters on Amazon Prime Video

We share seven Amazon Original TV series and films that includes disabled characters and actors on Amazon Prime Video.

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George Webster: first CBeebies presenter with Down’s syndrome

We speak to disabled actor and dancer George Webster who has become the first CBeebies presenter with Down's Syndrome.

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Disabled actor RJ Mitte stars in new hit film Triumph

RJ Mitte stars in new hit film Triumph, which tells the real-life story of s teenager with cerebral palsy wanting…

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Barack Obama in conversation with the stars of Crip Camp

Barack Obama speaks to the stars of Crip Camp to find out how the film has changed perceptions of disability…

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Sound of Metal: A film criticised for its representation of hearing loss to a hearing audience

Sound of Metal is a film about a heavy metal drummer who loses his hearing but is criticised for the…

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Gough: first legally blind filmmaker to create a feature film independently

We speak to an Australian blind filmmaker known as gough who made history as the first legally blind person to…

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Living in Fear: award-winning shielding documentary created by disabled filmmaker

Disabled filmmaker Stephanie Castelete-Tyrrell is taking the documentary world by storm with her film Living in Fear, which focuses on…

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Rising Phoenix: a documentary about the Paralympic Games movement

Paralympian's hail launch of ground-breaking movie Rising Phoenix, which features the story of the Paralympic Games movement and is streamin on…

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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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