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The BBC has failed to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time has repeatedly pushed the idea that social security spending must be cut, while ignoring official figures that debunk claims it is “spiralling”. It is […]
A major new festival next year that will bring together the worlds of disability arts and para-sport could help fight back against right-wing media organisations that are constantly trying to “castigate” disabled people, according to a leading disability arts figure. The […]
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine is facing calls to have his high-profile radio and television shows axed, after years of failing to challenge content that fuels hostility towards disabled people. So far, more than 1,300 people have signed a petition calling for his […]
Disabled people’s organisations across the UK have suggested a range of ways in which they and their allies could fight back against the “deeply concerning” rise in hostile media coverage that is targeting disabled people. Following a series of dehumanising and […]
The Sunday Times has refused to apologise for a dehumanising column by television presenter and journalist Jeremy Clarkson, in which he compared disabled people who receive benefits to dogs. Clarkson (pictured) repeatedly suggested that young autistic people, and those with ADHD, […]
A third major broadcaster has been unable to provide an explanation for why high-profile presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeat the false claim that spending on social security needs to be cut because it is out of […]
A new project is calling for people with memories and experiences of the disability arts movement to help preserve its history, with artists saying it will recognise the “vital role” the “cultural phenomenon” has played in fighting for disability rights. The […]
A groundbreaking book that uncovers the hidden histories of disabled people who fought against injustice shows disabled people are still “locked in bureaucratic battles” for support, just as they were in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Professor David Turner (pictured), an […]
People with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress or trauma are often being re-traumatised by talking to the media about deeply personal experiences, a new report has found. The Not Just a Story report, which explores how people with lived experience are […]
New research commissioned by a Deaf-led charity has found that nearly all users of British Sign Language (BSL) would rather watch television programmes created in BSL rather than those featuring an interpreter in the corner of the screen. The research found […]