Can Media Portray Disability Honestly?
Dec 10, 2019, 05:16 PM
Earlier this month, BBC pledged to improve portrayal of disabled people as well as increase the number of people with disabilities in its workforce to 12% by 2020.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Simon Pauley spoke with blogger Reece Finnegan about BBC’s report, diversity in the workplace, and his own experience of working in media as someone living with sight loss.
You can follow Reece on: www.reecefinnegan.wordpress.com
(Photo shows Reece standing on stage and speaking to a microphone. He’s wearing casual clothes and looks relaxed with his hand inside his jeans pocket. Photo credit: BBC)