All Disability articles – Page 5
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CommentVicki Lines-Gibbs: I yawn a lot, don’t take it personally – MS, TV and me
The creative director of Gritty Talent highlights how flexible working supports her as a disabled woman - and why it benefits the whole industry
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NewsBlue Peter announces first wheelchair user presenter
Scottish Abby Cook to abseil down Yorkshire viaduct for first challenge
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NewsBBC names seven assistant commissioners
Caroline O’Neill and Rhianna Adams-Christie appointed as part of Elevate scheme to progress disabled talent
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NewsThen Barbara Met Alan stars back BBC training scheme for disabled writers
Rose Ayling-Ellis joins Jack Thorne and Ruth Madeley in ambassador roles to support applicants
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NewsSophie Morgan: “We don’t need to pretend to be perfect any more”
The Living Wild presenter has fought for agency over how her disability is portrayed – but says TV is still slow to make positive change
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NewsJack Thorne named NFTS honorary fellow
Then Barbara Met Alan writer recognised for his equality campaigning and writing
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NewsAnnie Grace to co-lead Brazen
Development producer promoted to work alongside founder Jules Hussey
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NewsAlly Castle and Tanya Motie to head TAP
Channel 4 and BBC funding new roles at the disability campaign group
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NewsThere She Goes special heads to BBC2
Merman secures hour-long edition of comedy drama about parenting a disabled teenager
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NewsBBC Wales sets out year-long disability drive
Aims to inspire more conversations about disability on and off-screen
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NewsSilent Witness star forges guidelines to empower disabled creators
Bad Wolf and Lookout Point embrace Liz Carr and Tanya Motie’s The Fundamentals
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NewsAccess coordinators facing “constant battle” to get work
Sara Johnson calls out productions for hesitancy; plots second round of Bridge06/ScreenSkills training scheme
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NewsCDN: UK industry needs extra 13,000 disabled workers
Five years of Diamond research highlights slow progress on disabled representation in TV, particularly in senior roles
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NewsBBC to require all unscripted shows to feature disabled talent
Ambitious on and off-screen commitments designed to boost representation
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NewsJack Thorne to gather studio bosses for accessibility talks
TV Access Project pushes ahead with plan to improve working conditions for disabled talent
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FeaturesHow deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people are claiming their place in Bafta
Hester Phillips explores how Bafta has shifted its approach to tackling ableism and accessibility in the industry
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NewsAlex Mahon: disability inclusion is the ‘next frontier’
Disability advocate Sophie Morgan heralds introduction of code of portrayal
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NewsBroadcaster bigwigs disturbed by treatment of disabled staff
‘Shameful’ testimony from disabled workers prompts call for urgent action
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NewsCreative Access: career-building networks closed to 75% of disabled creatives
Urges creative industries to make adjustments following industry-wide survey
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CommentSign2Win is quietly revolutionary television
The gameshow featuring Deaf contestants, host and crew has challenged the industry to produce more gripping, inclusive TV