Day Quote by Alex Brooker

I think that the way forward now is more schemes and much more disabled people on TV: in sitcoms, in soaps. A disabled person…

— Rosie Jones

I would love to switch on my TV and see a disabled person talking about something they are genuinely interested in or acting out…

— RJ Mitte

To see more disabled people in films would be incredible.

— Alex Brooker

Disabled people are often some of the most resilient, creative and determined people you will ever likely meet.

— Chris McCausland

I get so many tweets and emails from young people with disabilities or disfigurements who also want to act, or do TV or do…

— Adam Pearson

When I was a kid there weren't a lot of disabled people on television, so I grew up thinking there was no one else…

— Alex Brooker

There are two schools of thought here. On one side you have 'only disabled actors can play disabled roles' and over here you've got…

— Adam Pearson

I get so many great opportunities to lift the representation of disabled people and I try to take them all.

— Dylan Alcott

Disability is articulated as a struggle, an unnecessary burden that one must overcome to the soundtrack of a string crescendo. But disabled lives are…

— Sinead Burke

When I auditioned to be a reporter for Channel 4's Paralympic coverage I was wary because there weren't any disabled people on TV, and…

— Alex Brooker

I am blind. I am also a stand-up comedian and actor who has benefited from the desire of a very small number of writers,…

— Chris McCausland

Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say, 'Not to…

— Itzhak Perlman