As I said a couple of entries ago, it’s very pleasing to see more and more actors and characters with disabilities on TV. It really has seemed to have shot up over the last decade or so. I remember a time when the sight of a cripple on telly was a remarkable, blog-worthy event, but now, while it’s not quite an everyday occurrence, it’s becoming increasingly commonplace. I just came across this article on the BBC website about it. Actors with disabilities are especially eager to appear on television these days in order to express to others what being a disabled person is like. For so long we have been one of the most sidelined and marginalised groups in society; but at long last we are getting the chance to show others that we do indeed exist and that we have something to contribute. I can certainly sympathise: that is, after all, why I write.

While the article itself notes that there is still a long way to go before we achieve any kind of parity in terms of representation, it’s good to reflect on how much progress there has been made recently. With guys like Lee Ridley and Tim Renkow appearing on TV more and more, disability is slowly becoming normalised and accepted. We are gradually becoming seen for who we actually are – as just normal people.