‘Unfortunately, many people don’t seem to understand what a learning disability is – and that includes the producers of Britain’s Got Talent’Writing in the [UK] Guardian Joe Public Blog, Ciara Evans says the producers of Britain’s Got Talent should have given better support to Susan Boyle. The singer was hospitalized last week for “emotional exhaustion” after filming the show’s final episode.
An excerpt:
Some people have suggested that people who have a learning disability, such as Susan Boyle, should be stopped from going on Britain’s Got Talent. This would mean denying 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK the chance to take part and have the same opportunities as everyone else. This makes no sense and is discriminatory.
What is clear is that the Britain’s Got Talent team at ITV need to provide support for all their contestants based on their individual needs.
… Susan Boyle has the potential to be an international superstar – she just needs the right support to get there.
(Ciara Evans, who has learning disabilities, is a spokesperson for Mencap, a leading UK charity for people with learning disabilities)
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