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I have been to auditions in a property that is not accessible. this film has been made by a group of people who all work in the industry and they are fed up. having a disabled loo as my green room because the green room is up two flights of stairs, so we thought we would put you a mat down on the floor here in the toilet. jack, what is the state of the industry for deaf and disabled talent? it s pretty abysmal right now. there is exclusion everywhere. the efforts being made to solve that exclusion are pitiful. is seeing somebody like rose on strictly, is that enough? it s not enough but it is glorious. rose isn t the only contestant this year breaking down barriers. john and johannes are strictly s first all male couple. i was wondering how you both feel about being part of what is definitely the most diverse strictly final that there has ever been. it s an honour. ....
Fed up. having a disabled loo as my green room because the green room is up two flights of stairs, so we thought we would put you a mat down on the floor here in the toilet. jack, what is the state of the industry for deaf and disabled talent? it s pretty abysmal, right now. there is exclusion everywhere. the efforts being made to solve that exclusion are pitiful. is seeing somebody like rose on strictly is that enough? it s not enough, but it is glorious. rose isn t the only contestant this year breaking down barriers. john and johannes are strictly s first all male couple. i was wondering how you both feel about being part of what is definitely the most diverse strictly final that there has ever been. it s an honour, you know? to be part of this we ve got rose representing the deaf community, aj is a proud black woman. ....
I know that being deaf, there is nothing wrong, it s such a joy to be deaf. rose has introduced millions to british sign language and just by being on the show made it more accessible on and off camera. i feel really proud of that and i did that while enjoying myself and that is so lovely. i didn t have to fight for it, itjust happened and that is what it should be like for all other disabilities. what are you doing? but for deaf and disabled actors like rose there are many barriers in the way to achieving success. i have been to auditions in a property that is not accessible. this film has been made by a group of people who all work in the industry and they are fed up. having a disabled loo as my green room because the green room is up two flights of stairs, so we thought we would put you a mat down on the floor here in the toilet. jack, what is the state of the industry for deaf and disabled talent? it s pretty abysmal right now. there is exclusion everywhere. ....