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Programmes Focussing on Disability Throughout the BBC

• ‘Ouch!’ a programme and website focussed on the disabled community offering advice and information. (BBC 1)

• ‘Dancing on Wheels’ a spin off from dancing on ice giving wheelchair uses the chance to perform. And doing it for a place in the Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships (BBC Three)

Ouch!

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/

• This website is specifically made to help disabled people and those looking for information.

• The website has loads of help and advice for dealing with everyday life with a disability from ‘A wheelchair user's survival guide to pub toilets’ to articles surrounding recent medical breakthroughs and myths.

• The site has dating advice and games helping people understand how difficult being disabled can make these things.

• It also has a blog section called ‘Trending today in disability land’

• Showing the latest blogs and information.

Dancing on Wheels • Uses the same theme and ‘Dancing on Ice’ but uses one disabled

person and then a famous dancer to accompany them.

• They compete for a role in Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships

• The programme is said to be keen to challenge the archetypal images and ideas surrounding dance - especially for people with disabilities.

• This is a positive programme showing the inclusive dance scene and making a more positive look of disability.

• This programme is new to BBC and is shown on their neighbouring channel of BBC Three