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On the Channel 4 Paralympics trailers, by Lucy Catchpole. Photo: Lucy - a white wheelchair user - holding a ball.

August 26, 2021December 7, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

On the Channel 4 Paralympics trailers – it’s complicated

a 2020 photo of me, a white 40ish mother with long brown hair, sitting in my wheelchair with my then 1yo daughter on my lap. We're wearing green linen. I'm looking off to the side and smiling. Text on a cream paper background reads: "The most damaging stereotype?

August 23, 2021February 10, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Sickness and Lies? | The BBC and a very damaging stereotype

James, a one-legged father, walks with his young daughter. He's wearing a prosthetic leg over his clothes. with text added, like: 'A true story?' 'Inspirational!' x 4 😉 'Triumph over adversity?' 'Heroic soldier backstory?' 'Not giving up!' 'Where's the wife? Tragic double car accident?'

May 28, 2021December 7, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

The danger of a “true” story – KidLitCripCrit

May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Librarian Fight Club – are human characters always better than animal characters?

NO representation is better than bad representation - Lucy Catchpole. Photo: Lucy Catchpole, a mirror selfie. She's a white woman sitting in her wheelchair.

April 18, 2021September 20, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

No representation is better than bad representation | Lucy Catchpole on disability

February 17, 2020July 30, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Isaac from Sex Education and the good old disabled baddie

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