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Documentary provides ‘remarkable’ insight into pandemic lives

By John Pring on 23rd September 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Documentary provides ‘remarkable’ insight into pandemic lives
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A new documentary film has provided an insight into the lives of individual disabled people in Wales during the coronavirus pandemic. The 35-minute Unlocked Lives film was produced by Disability Wales, and features a series of disabled people sharing their views […]

BBC deletes controversial ‘faking it’ social media post

By John Pring on 19th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC deletes controversial ‘faking it’ social media post
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The BBC has deleted a social media post that caused widespread anger among disabled campaigners for suggesting that some people with chronic illness were “faking” their health conditions on social media for “fame and money”. The tweet linked to a documentary, […]

BBC warned over ‘wildly irresponsible’ documentary on social media ‘fakery’ allegations

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC warned over ‘wildly irresponsible’ documentary on social media ‘fakery’ allegations
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Disabled campaigners have warned that a BBC documentary about social media “influencers” allegedly faking their chronic illnesses, and BBC News coverage promoting the programme, were “wildly irresponsible” and risk inflaming the hostile environment they already face. The documentary, Sickness and Lies, […]

Disabled fans continue to face barriers to watching live sport, survey shows

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled fans continue to face barriers to watching live sport, survey shows
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A new survey by a disabled-led charity has highlighted the continuing barriers disabled supporters face in accessing sports venues. Almost a third (30 per cent) of disabled fans who took part in the survey said there were some sports or sporting […]

Wembley violence and chaos ‘could have been catastrophic’ for disabled supporters

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Wembley violence and chaos ‘could have been catastrophic’ for disabled supporters
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The violence and chaos that preceded Sunday’s Euro 2020 final at Wembley could have been “catastrophic” for disabled supporters attending the game, according to a user-led campaigning organisation. Reports have emerged that ticketless England fans who forced their way into the […]

‘Increasing dismay’ of deaf film-makers over control of BSL broadcasting trust

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Increasing dismay’ of deaf film-makers over control of BSL broadcasting trust
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A group of deaf film-makers say they are “increasingly dismayed” by a charity’s failure to ensure it is run by users of British Sign Language (BSL), even though it spends about £2 million every year commissioning television programmes in BSL. They […]

Channel 4 Tokyo coverage ‘is vital chance to put disability back in the mainstream’

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Channel 4 Tokyo coverage ‘is vital chance to put disability back in the mainstream’
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Channel 4’s coverage of this summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo will be a vital opportunity to put disabled people and disability back onto the mainstream agenda, according to one of its disabled presenters. The broadcaster announced this week that more than 70 […]

Theatre leaders ‘behaving almost criminally’ over call to reopen with no social distancing

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Theatre leaders ‘behaving almost criminally’ over call to reopen with no social distancing
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Theatre leaders are behaving “almost criminally” by demanding the government allows them to fully reopen venues without any social distancing, according to one of the founders of the UK Disability Arts Alliance. Andrew Miller, who has just completed three years as […]

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book
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Disabled people and others who have been most severely affected by COVID-19 have largely been ignored by those in power who drew up policies and plans to respond to the pandemic, according to a new book. The e-book, published by Policy […]

Pandemic ‘has left disabled artists in shockingly fragile’ position

By John Pring on 27th May 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Pandemic ‘has left disabled artists in shockingly fragile’ position
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The pandemic has left disabled people who work in the arts and culture sector in a “shockingly fragile” position, according to the campaign group behind a new survey. The results of the survey, carried out by the UK Disability Arts Alliance, […]

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