Inspiring Images? Disability in Strictly

Alison Wilde

Inspiring Images? Disability in Strictly

Alison Wilde

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Alison Wilde delves into the treatment of disabled contestants on the BBC’s flagship Saturday night dance competition.

Original language	English
Article number	8
Pages (from-to)	48-53
Number of pages	6
Journal	Representology
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Strictly
Disability
Down syndrome
comedy
Reality TV
BBC
Representation
Blindness

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion keywords

Disability Equality
Under-representation
Marginalisation
Accessibility

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