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So Six People with Disabilities are Stranded on a Desert Island…

The plot of a new british television show, Cast Offs, will leave 6 people with disabilities stranded on an Island for three months while they attempt to harvest crops, rear pigs, deliver babies and save chickens. The show is a spoof of reality television shows such as Survivor and Big Brother. The group of six actors joke about sex, swearing and political incorrectness. Two of the Three writers also have disabilities.

The goal of the writers is to demolish the “tragic” stereotype associated with people with disabilities. Producer Jack Thorne said “I hope it will do for disability what Queer as Folk did for gays – make everyone see that disabled people are no more and no less screwed up than anyone else.” Victoria Wright, one of the stars of the show, was quoted as saying “I am sure there are going to be a lot of people saying: ‘My goodness, I didn’t know disabled people could do that.' Stay tuned, this could be an interesting series!