Charities are calling for YouTube to reconsider getting rid of a tool that helps people with hearing loss watch videos. Community captions – when users upload subtitles to other people’s videos – are being removed from the platform. The British Deaf Association and Action on Hearing Loss say YouTube should engage with the deaf community […]
Tag: Disability
‘We need flawed disabled characters on TV’
Comedian Rosie Jones wants disabled TV characters who are ‘gritty and flawed’. Read the full interview on BBC Newsbeat here.
Sesame Street’s autistic girl isn’t the first muppet to reflect the times
Sesame Street has introduced its latest muppet – a little girl called Julia, who has autism. Her introduction will attempt to explain the complex topic to a young audience. But this isn’t the first time Sesame Street has been a trailblazer in introducing socially progressive characters to children. Click here to see the full story […]