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Advocates for the Disabled Speak Out Against Glee's Wheelchair Episode

In Wednesday's episode of Glee, the glee club members spend time in wheelchairs to get a feel for what their pal Artie (Kevin McHale) does on a daily basis. The story line has caught the attention of actors with disabilities and their advocates, according to The Associated Press.

Advocates see the casting of McHale, who is not disabled, as a lost chance for someone with an actual disability to get the role... read full article

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  • Are these people kidding me?  Did anyone fail to notice that there were 2 disabled actors actually in the episode? And they were wonderful?  AND they left room for them to...
  • Not to mention that casting a disabled actor actually limits the writers and producers.  With an able-bodied actor, you have the ability to flashback to a time when they weren't...
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Title Year Type
Brothers (Actor - Chill) 2009 TV Show Series
Ed (Actor - Eli Goggins) 2000 TV Show Series
Veronica's Closet (Actor - Leo Michaels) 1997 TV Show Series
John Larroquette Show (Actor - Dexter Wilson) 1993 TV Show Series
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Advocates for the Disabled Speak Out Against Glee's Wheelchair Episode

In Wednesday's episode of Glee, the glee club members spend time in wheelchairs to get a feel for what their pal Artie (Kevin McHale) does on a daily basis. The story line has caught the attention of actors with disabilities and their advocates, according to The Associated Press.

Advocates see the casting of McHale, who is not disabled, as a lost chance for someone with an actual disability to get the role... read more

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It's the last day of filming for Ed's fourth season and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell is needed on lane 11 at Stuckeybowl. He wheels over to be at costar Tom Cavanagh's side as his eponymous character, Ed Stevens, exchanges vows with the now-attainable Carol Vessey (Julie Bowen). While the show's deliriously happy couple are starting a new life together, Mitchell, who joined the offbeat NBC drama just a year and a half ago, realizes that this is probably a series — not season — finale. (For more on that, click here.) Mitchell has been at this juncture before with The John Larroquette Show and Veronica's Closet, but this time it's different. His role a read more

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