disability on TV

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Anna Cannings: blind actress who stars in BBC crime drama Strike

We speak to blind actress, voce artist, model and motivational speaker Anna Cannings. She is best known for her appearance…

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Paralympian Hollie Arnold MBE set to take part in I’m a Celebrity 2020

Paralympian Hollie Arnold MBE is set to take part in I'm a Celebrity 2020. Read on to find out more…

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BBC marks 25 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

BBC is marking the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act with a range of content across television, radio and…

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Disabled actors joined by Corrie Star Cherylee Houston for lockdown play

A cast of Devon-based disabled actors will be joined by Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston in a short film, which…

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Strictly Amy: Crohn’s and Me – A documentary about dancer Amy Dowden living with Crohn’s disease

Strictly dancer Amy Dowden opens up and shares what life is like living with Crohn’s disease in new documentary.

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Disabled contestants competing on Strictly and Bake Off 2020

Disabled contestants Marc Elliott and JJ Chalmers are both competing in two of the UK's biggest TV shows - Bake…

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Steve Brown: Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and television presenter

We speak to Steve Brown, former Paralympic wheelchair rugby player who captained Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics and…

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Representation of disability in popular culture in 2020 – where are we now?

Emma West, who worked at the BBC for more than a decade, looks at the representation of disability in popular…

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Ade Adepitan on his wheelchair basketball career and becoming a television presenter and author

Ade Adepitan is a former wheelchair basketball player, TV present and author. We speak to him about his life with…

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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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