Continuing our Reclaiming The Word Crip series, we list a few modern TV shows and films that embrace the word “crip” in its titles and represent the disability community as positive, powerful, determined change-makers.
The Unique Boutique: A Fashion TV Show Offering Fabulous New Looks For Disabled Customers
The Unique Boutique opens for business on Channel 4 on Monday 24th July, offering fabulous new looks for a wide range of people not served by mainstream fashion. The new life-changing fashion show sets to empower people left behind by high-street fashion with the help of four fabulous inclusive fashion experts.
Disabled Actor Ruth Madeley Shares Her Accessible Journey To The Magic In Disney Podcast
British actor Ruth Madeley – who lives with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user – joined Giovanna Fletcher to discuss her accessible trip to Disney World in Florida in an episode of the Walt Disney Travel Company’s star-studded podcast, Journey to the Magic.
Ruth Madeley: BAFTA-Nominated Actor Creating Greater Disability Representation In The Media
11/08/2026 – With disabled actor Ruth Madeley starring in The Rapture and Being Heumann, we look back at an interview Emma Purcell did with her about her acting career and disability representation in the media.


