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

10/02/2021

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

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

08/12/2020

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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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Down’s Syndrome actor Tommy Jessop stars in award-winning crime drama Innocence

17/06/2020

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Tommy Jessop is an award-winning British actor with Down’s Syndrome, who has played in Hamlet, Line of Duty Holby City…

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Turning my passion for films into a career as a disabled film editor

28/05/2020

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Stephanie Castelete-Tyrrell, who has congenital Muscular Dystrophy, has turned her passion for film and editing into a career as a…

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

21/05/2018

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Listen After watching jaw-dropping negativity of disability in a film, our Deputy Editor Shannon Kelly was compelled to write an…

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Actress, Angel Giuffria fights to increase representation and awareness for disabled actors in Hollywood @aannggeellll

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Q. What do you think about the representation of disabled actors in Hollywood?

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To mark International Wheelchair day we take a look back at one of our articles on the trials and tribulations of manual and electric wheelchairs

https://disabilityhorizons.com/2019/09/my-trials-and-tribulations-with-manual-and-electric-wheelchairs/

Q. How do you find using an electric or manual wheelchair?

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Actress With Congenital Limb Difference Fights For Representation In Hollywood

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Angel Giuffria says the more people with disabilities are seen in the media, the more it'll change how the world views disability. She's thankful to be part of the actors with disabilities working to improve societal attitudes.

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