The Puppet Asylum

Inclusion begins in the writers’ room

Luke Seraphin, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Sky Original Programming tells IBC365 that meaningful change is happening but full inclusivity is work in progress.

“We’re in an important moment for disability and inclusivity,” says Luke Seraphin, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Sky Original Programming. “I think there’s a growing recognition that without disabled people in the room, producers won’t achieve authentic storytelling.”

At first glance, there appears to be greater visibility for the physically and learning disabled onscreen. In 2022, deaf performer Troy Kotsur won an Oscar for Coda and disabled actor Matthew Duckett played Sir Clifford Chatterley in Sony Pictures’ adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover. UK indie Making Space Media landed a production deal with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine for content centred on “the largest and most overlooked and misrepresented community on the planet.” New BBC Three sitcom Dinosaur is written by and starring Scottish comic Ashley Storrie who is autistic...

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