disability on TV

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Melissa Johns: disabled actress and advocate for disability in the performing arts

We speak to Melissa Johns about living wiih her disability, her acting career both on stage and screen, her appearance…

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Arthur Hughes on being an actor on stage and screen with an upper-limb difference

We speak to disabled actor Arthur Hughes about his career starring in The Innocents, Help and Then Barbara Met Alan,…

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Chris McCausland: stand-up comedian and actor with retinitis pigmentosa

We speak to comedian and actor Chris McCausland about living with his eye condition Retinitis Pigmentosa, his career in comedy…

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10 influential and versatile disabled drag queens you should follow on social media

Disability Horizons shares 6 glamorous, stylish and empowering disabled drag queens you should follow on social media.

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Netflix Shows with Disabled Actors and Characters – updated for 2024

We roundup eight of the best TV shows and films with disabled actors and characters available on the Netflix streaming…

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19 animation characters with disabilities

Have you seen many disabled characters in kids' films or animations? Our writer Raya has rounded up 10 characters with…

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Alex Brooker: disabled journalist, comedian and co-host on The Last Leg

We speak to disabled TV presenter, journalist and comedian Alex Brooker. He is best known for being co-host on the…

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Top TV talent back first BBC Writersroom’s open call for disabled writers

Top TV writers and actors Rose Ayling-Ellis, Ruth Madeley and Jack Thorne have thrown their support behind a new BBC…

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Dare to Dance: Strictly’s Amy Dowden hosts her own dancing show

Strictly professional Amy Dowden is now hosting her own TV dancing show, Dare to Dance.

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Strictly Come Dancing seek a wheelchair dancer for new series

The BBC show Strictly Come dancing is reportedly looking for a celebrity wheelchair dancer to partner one of the professionals…

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