Jack Thorne Launches Underlying Health Conditions Pressure Group, Publishes Major Report Into Disabled Representation in TV Industry

today launched the pressure group Underlying Health Conditions alongside “The Silence” star Genevieve Barr, production manager Katie Player and producer Holly Luban.

There is only one facilities company in the whole of the U.K. with an accessible toilet facility – meaning that only one production in the U.K. taking place at any time can provide disabled professionals with access to a toilet; The report was authored by UTC with contributions from campaign groups DANC, CDN, DDPTV and US-based 1in4 Coalition, an intersectional coalition of disabled creatives currently working in Hollywood.

All high end TV productions should have an accessibility coordinator on set whose role will be to be across and deal with any reasonable adjustments that need to be made for the cast and crew; Introduce a levy of 0.1% to create a disabled freelancers fund enabling disabled professionals to access financial support to equipment and reasonable adjustments they require without it falling to the production.

“One of the biggest findings from both surveys is that disabled access is simply not thought about; it is not planned for or integrated into the structure and design of our spaces and that has got to change.”

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