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16 films and documentaries with disabled characters played by disabled actors

12/03/2024

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the theme of inclusivity and representation in the arts, highlighting diverse characters engaged in various creative activities. This illustration vividly captures the spirit of diversity and joy in the film industry.

We put together a list of 10 films with disabled characters played by disabled actors and disability documentaries you should watch…

Entertainment & Culture

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2023: supporting and celebrating everyday activists

10/03/2023

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A head and shoulders shot of two women. The txt reads Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Barbican. In cinemas 16th - 24th March. UK and Ireland Streaming 20th to 26th March

Disability Horizons is excited for next week, when the Human Rights Watch Film Festival kicks off in London and online…

Entertainment & Culture

Quaden Bayles: bullied boy with dwarfism bags role in new Mad Max film

16/02/2023

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Quaden Bayles, a boy with dwarfism who was bullied and captured on video feeling suicidal has bagged a role in…

Lifestyle

10 famous and successful people with Down’s syndrome

27/10/2022

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TV characters Ralph and Katie played by Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy for a sitcom of the same name about marriage and Down's syndrome. Katie has short brown hair and is wearing a maroon cardigan and blue top and Ralph has short brown hair and is wearing black glasses, a turquoise top and blue cardigan

We share 10 famous and successful people with Down's syndrome from the world of TV, film, art, fashion and business.

News

Less than 2% of characters in the top UK TV shows are disabled

06/10/2022

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Streaming service WatchTVAbroad.com shares its latest research – Diversity in the UK - which has found TV bosses are doing…

Entertainment & Culture

10 celebrities who live with dyslexia

04/10/2022

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To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, which takes place from the 3rd to 9th of October, we share 10 celebrities with…

Entertainment & Culture

Ralph & Katie: a love story about a married couple with Down’s syndrome

03/10/2022

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TV characters Ralph and Katie played by Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy for a sitcom of the same name about marriage and Down's syndrome. Ralph and Katie are stood outside facing each other. Ralph has short brown hair, black glasses and a blue coat with fur-lined hood. Katie has shoulder-length red hair and is wearing a pink and red striped blouse

Ralph and Katie, two disabled characters from the hit BBC One series The A Word, are set to appear on…

Entertainment & Culture

You Know We Belong Together: breaking down stereotypes around Down’s syndrome

29/07/2022

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- Cast of We Know We Belong Together on stage about to take a bow. The background is black and there is a black and white chequered floor

You Know We Belong Together is an accessible play at the Southbank Centre about living with Down's syndrome, where all…

Lifestyle

Jess Thom: changing the narrative about Tourette’s

07/05/2022

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We speak to Jess Thom about living with Tourette’s, her creative project Touretteshero and her appearances on stage and screen.

Entertainment & Culture

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

25/04/2022

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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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