25years since the disbility discrimination act

 November 8th 2020 marks 25 years since the beginning of the disability discrimination act. 

Replaced by 2010’s Equality act throughout the U.K exempting Ireland where it 

Still applies. 

I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t know much of this history, thinking something much longer than my existence kept disabled people from discrimination.

Finding this act is  4 years older than myself  was shocking, the first disability act 1944’s Disabled person’s employment act. 

Looking back on my life I realise disability discrimination has been a massive part of my life especially within school, many disabled or chronically ill people have had similar expirences to me.

 ranging from  simple things to  more complicated things. 

I've realised that the way my exit from school was handled was illegal as was much of my school experience. 

Over the course of the pandemic there has been a big increase in the rise of ableism, 

I thought covid might bring us together, allow the muggles to understand our way of life.

Reality has been far from that, so many of my friends have experienced it,myself included. Being older and realising what was going on broke me and that’s when I started to figure out 

that’s part of the reason I tend to associate myself with sick people, they get it. 

I don’t feel misunderstood or feel like I'm. I have to pretend I’m not experiencing pain or falling asleep. 

It’s been difficult seeing my friends feeling the same has hurt, I have strength knowing that we're all united and trying to do something. 

This ranges from petitions all the way down to shareable text posts. 

The only way to get people to understand is through education,to mark the Disability

Discrimiantion acts 25 year anniversary The BBC have created a range of shows written and featuring Disabled artists these include. 

Crip Tales: A BBC Arts and BBC Four production

 Mat Fraser has put together a series 

Of six, fifteen minute monologues. 

 Based on true events, each episode will span over the last fifty years as characters experience their disability in a way they have ever before.

Each monologue will focus on a important moment that will

test and change the main character forever.

Although based on fact these monologues are

Written as fiction and are all performed by disabled People.

This series will star:

Liz Carr (Silent Witness),Ruth Madeley (Years and years) ,and new talent as well as and award-winning writers including Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials; Wonder. 

Locked In

Shot and directed by filmmaker, Xavier Alfmade 

Produced by: BBC StoryVille ,Rolling Marble for BBC Four 

Supported by the BFI, Doc Society and The Wellcome Trust. 

Executive producer is Sacha Mirzoeff.

Xavier Alfmade  filmed and by  Xavier Alfmade

Comes this documentary based on his own irreversible chronic condition.

 As his illness begins to take hold he finds the courage to glimpse into his own future. 

Following others  at different stages of recovery, from an illness closely related to his own, known as Guillain Barre Syndrome

Confiding and listening to others stories of thier illness. Reveals the importance of talking about the things that scare us most.

The Disability Paradox:

 For BBC Four/Northern Ireland 

by Triplevision Productions 

 co-directed by Eamonn Devlin and Gerard Stratton.

  Executive producer  Fiona Keane.

"The disability paradox" explores what makes us happy and how we can improve the quality of our life. 

38-year-old filmmaker Chris Lynch has Osteogenesis Imperfecta and has used a wheelchair since the age of six.

Chris uses his own knowledge and experience as he exames if the "disability paradox" is true in his own life.  Chris meets others with disabilities to learn more about them and their experiences. 

While exploring the "disability paradox " and how it relates to body image, health and social normality. 

The News:

BBC Disability Correspondent Nikki Fox will  mark the anniversary  BBC News bulletins looking at how disabled people fought for their rights by chaining themselves to buses and bringing parts of the country to a standstill. 

 plus reflecting on how things have got better, or worse during that era.

 Nikki will provide analysis and feedback to Questions Answered surrounding disability on the BBC News channel.

 BBC Ouch podcast:

Will  feature an episode discussing life before disabled civil rights,life after and life now. 

There will also be a range of articles on BBC News online,hosting  in depth video footage of disability protests from the time. 

BBC Radio 5 Live:

 will host a dedicated Your Call phone-in.

 The day after the anniversary, BBC News will release  results of a survey in partnership with YouGov examining  how disabled people feel they fit into society.

If you have made it this far thank you,please visit the article where I found these commissions.  As there is videos clips from some other commissions.

 shoes, I will be blogging on new commissions as they come. 

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