Submitted by Nik on
BBC News today announced that Aardman Animation (home of animation stars Wallace & Gromit) are releasing a new series of adverts hoping to change the way people view disability.
The Creature Discomforts adverts are based on the popular Creature Comforts series. The characters, who include a dog in a wheelchair, will appear from next week.
[They] feature in four animations, with each of the short films ending with the message: “Change the way you see disability.”
As long-time advocates of accessibility on the internet, I hope that this campaign is not absorbed by the masses as an over-simplified message.
The problems faced by people with disabilities on the high street are equally pertinent to those who have issues using computer hardware such as keyboards, mice and monitors.
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