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Broadcasting and Creative Industries Disability Network
Guides for Broadcasting and Creative Industry Professionals
This section of the BCIDN website provides advice and support for a wide range of people involved professional in the business of broadcasting, film and the creative industries. It contains the following sections:
- A Guide to Broadcasting & Disabilty
- Some specialist guides
- Research
- Archived content that was developed by us in conjunction with the ITC
Disabled Talent in search of work
For disabled talent seeking ways to get into broadcasting, etc. there is a special guidance – see Disabled Talent Seeking Opportunities.
Research
There are a number of studies into disability and the media, especially concerning the portrayal of disabled people. The following studies were produced for BCIDN:
- On Screen Representations of Disability by Dr Guy Cumberbatch and Sally Gauntlett, Communications Research Group October 2006
- You Gov Survey Results for BCIDN October 2006 – questions on public attitudes to the portrayal of disabled people on television.
Learning Difficulties Media are a charity that helps people with learning difficulties make better use of the media. Their report, entitled “Broadcasters and learning disabled audiences: beyond the Disability Discrimination Act” is available on the Learning Difficulties Media web site at www.ldmedia.org.uk/reports/broadcasters and dda 9.pdf
Archived content, and other content of interest
We also have some archived content that were developed by us in conjunction with Ofcom's predecessor, the Independent TV Commission.
- Adjusting the Picture – A producer's guide to disability