disability on TV

Entertainment & Culture

ITV’s announcement of first disabled contestant on Love Island sparks mixed opinions

Love Island's announcement of its first contestant with a disability has sparked mixed opinions among the disability community.

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Entertainment & Culture

What Harvey Did Next: Harvey Price’s transition to college revealed in sequel documentary

TV personality Katie Price and her disabled son Harvey star in a new BBC documentary - Katie Price: What Harvey…

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Entertainment & Culture

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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Entertainment & Culture

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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Entertainment & Culture

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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News

Then Barbara Met Alan: a factual drama about the rise of the Disability Discrimination Act in Britain

Then Barbara Met Alan is a factual drama that tells the true story of how two disability activists who became…

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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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Entertainment & Culture

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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Entertainment & Culture

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds set to take part in Strictly Come Dancing 2022

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds - who has a form of dwarfism - is set to take part in the new…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

From London 2012 to Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Paralympic wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft MBE in the spotlight

We speak to World, European and Paralympic wheelchair racing champion Hannah Cockroft about her career in athletics and her preparations…

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