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lives".Carly Findlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-85043377744441755132015-01-21T12:41:28.428+11:002015-01-21T12:41:28.428+11:00Thanks for your comments about the Attitude series...Thanks for your comments about the Attitude series so far. As associate producer hopefully I can respond to your comments and reassure you that a full Australian series of Attitude will look quite different to this. You’re right this mini series is not a broad representation of disability or the diverse experiences those of who happen to have a disability would recognise. <br />Most of the stories are about people with and acquired disability (and the story of how they acquired their disability, if you get my drift) There are no stories of people with sensory (intellectual and psycho-social to follow) <br />To an extent we’re beholden to the broadcaster’s selection and I suspect stories of rehabilitation (and love stories!) are chosen for their natural narrative arc. In the instance of Cody and Amanda we stretched that narrative arc into follow up episodes where to an extent they’ve accepted their disability (not always and not fully) but they’ve discovered a sense of self worth and found activities that put fire in their belly, Cody with sport and Amanda teaching.<br />Most importantly for us is that the narrative voice stays with the person we are profiling, the person with the disability is telling their own story. (Although there are some exceptions to this.) Our main motivation is to get the viewer to take a walk in someone else’s shoes. It is then when we realise we have more in common than we have different, and for the tuff stuff, an empathy as opposed to sympathy<br />You’re right, we need the broadest possible audience and when you see what we’re competing with for the prime time slot it becomes a delicate balance. <br />The NZ series comprises of 35-40 episodes and the whole gamut is represented <br />People who work on the series are qualified in their field and have a disability from the office assistant, transcribe, researcher, editor and producers and in terms of diversity we tick all of the above boxes<br />I hope that a full Australian series of Attitude gets funded. That the employment and development policies are replicated so that Australians with disabilities can help tell the stories of Australians with disabilities from all walks of life and that viewers with and without disabilities will see authentic experiences represented and that in turn will changes attitudes and raises expectations for disabled people as I believe it has here. <br /><br />We really appreciate the feedback and I know you and I will talk more. And Everyone, please keep the reviews, comments and suggestions coming! <br /><br />I’ll leave you with a link to this story about Andrea – with the caveat that this is what she wanted people to know and the voice she wanted to use and she was thrilled with the result :) <br />http://attitudelive.com/blog/robbie-francis/full-episode-when-anthea-met-michael<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522935092142616344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-52919439418518638492015-01-21T10:15:49.166+11:002015-01-21T10:15:49.166+11:00Great post Carly. I hope we can soon see and Austr...Great post Carly. I hope we can soon see and Australian version of Attitude. Your point "1) doesn't give people permission to identify as having a disability if they don't fit in the stereotypes of disability," really hits home and is one I have struggled with on and off and I know I'm not alone. After years of deteriorating health, functioning and mobility it was only when my OT pointed out to me that I was indeed disabled in 2013 and was hurting myself by refusing things like a parking permit, (mind you I could only walk about 5m before falling over or passing out at that point) that I finally began to think of myself as disabled. Having something mostly invisible made it hard to believe, having worked in rehab and always seeing the extreme end of disability skewed my beliefs without me even realising, so my complaints seemed petty. Yet I could no longer work, drive, leave the house by myself, etc. I would love to see local stories about those kind of issues. The idea of 'real' disability that is held in the community makes life so hard for so many.<br />Michelle Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472120868084570461noreply@blogger.com