DO YOU THINK SOME THING ABOUT THERE BEING NOT ENOUGH DISBABLE PEOPLE ON TV ?
There isn't enough people with disabilities on tv.
DO YOU THINK SOME THING ABOUT THERE BEING NOT ENOUGH DISBABLE PEOPLE ON TV ? 3 votes
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YES, IF YOU THNK MORE SHOULD BE DONE
i think that there should definitely be more done to make more disabled people get into employment
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Thank you, I'm glad you think so.
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YES, IF YOU THNK MORE SHOULD BE DONE
thank you
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Do you have accurate data on what percentage of the total "television workforce" are disabled? And why television, and not youtube, tiktok... or DWP?
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Action for Children published the following stats in 2022: "Overall, disabled people face severe inequality when being cast in TV roles. In 2021, on-screen contributions of disabled people only made up 8.3% of all contributions in the UK – a disappointing increase of only 1.1% over the past five years".
I also think there's a significant difference between mainstream television media and social media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.
I was interested by your DWP comment and while I can't find information on the DWP specifically, I found that 16.9% of civil servants are reportedly disabled.
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Thanks for your comments.
Why tv and not YouTube ect.. because not everyone watchers things on YouTube and tv because hopefully more people will watch.
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YES, IF YOU THNK MORE SHOULD BE DONE
I watch more YouTube than TV
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Like in anything, if it's a box ticking exercise then I don't think so. Plus, if you take into account how many hidden disabilities there are, then there will be more than any figures show anyway.
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Do you think there are enough disabled people among the crews of spaceships, submarines, and Antarctic research stations?
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Hi, everyone, I know there is a lot of hidden disabilities because I have one.
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I think there was a statistic in an article a while back that while only 1 in ten disabled people use a wheelchair, disabled representation on television (I am thinking in terms of drama, not presenting) tends to involve a wheelchair. And it often feels like a tick box exercise (though not always).
But at the same time, I have yet to see a televised depiction of autism that doesn't make me cringe. I am sure there are some, but I've seen so many horrible or patronising ones that I gave up looking.
Most narratives about people with autism are written by people who do not have autism :( It is hard to represent such a diverse invisible disability, but there are definitely ways it should NOT be done.
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Hi, you're about people with autism on tv, sometimes they talk a bit strange and sound stupid, we know people with autism aren't like that at all.
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Sorry, I miss the right out of my last comment.
It should say your right about people with autism on tv.
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