disability and TV

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TV personality Scarlett Moffatt and music artist Billie Eilish open up about their lives with Tourette’s syndrome

TV personality Scarlett Moffatt is starring in her debut documentary – Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery- to investigate the rise of Tourette’s…

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Adam Pearson will test his cooking skills on Celebrity Masterchef 2022

TV presenter, actor and disability campaigner Adam Pearson is set to test his cooking skills when he participates in Celebrity…

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5 reasons audio description is important to people with sight loss

Emma has been running a petition to make audio description available on all films, TV shows and streaming services. Emma…

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Disability in the spotlight on Britain’s Got Talent 2022

Britain’s Got Talent 2022 is in full swing and the 15th series has featured even more amazing auditions from performers…

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Rose Ayling-Ellis continues to shine a light on sign language by winning a BAFTA and signing a CBeebies bedtime story

Deaf actress and Strictly champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has again shown the importance of British Sign Language (BSL) by winning a…

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Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder on being a rockstar with ADHD

We speak to Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in 2020.

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The Great British Sewing Bee represents disability without mentioning it

The Great British Sewing Bee, a BBC reality show in which 12 people compete to be the best sewer, is…

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Ruth Madeley: BAFTA-nominated actor creating greater disability representation in the media

We speak to BAFTA-nominated actor Ruth Madeley about her living with spinal bifida, her acting career and being a patron…

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Bruce Kenneth: a furniture designer and TV craftsman with one arm

We speak to Bruce Kenneth about living with a disability, becoming a furniture designer and his appearances on TV.  

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Paralympian Ellie Simmonds investigates pioneering drug for children with dwarfism in new documentary

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is In a new BBC documentary where she investigates a controversial new drug that some people argue…

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