[Laura Clark]

Twenty Twenty Television are looking to produce a BBC documentary about teenagers/young adults (under 30) with a disability who would be interested in going on holiday abroad for the first time without their parents.

We are in the early stages of finding contributors for the documentary and are currently looking for people who are outgoing and willing to talk on camera about what they would like to do on holiday and how easy and hard they think it would be to go on holiday on their own. Going on holiday with your friends for the first time is an unforgettable rite of passage for any young person and we want to explore the trials and tribulations of doing it without your parents.

Please feel free to pass on my email address laura.clark@hotmail.com and mobile number 07801 553267 to anyone else you know that may be interested.

Many thanks,
Laura
Researcher - Twenty Twenty
07801553267
laura.clark@hotmail

[pikey]

Make it a free holiday and I am sure you would have lots of takers. Me being over 30, well I would still be going to ooh lets say New Zealand with out them! lol

Good luck finding people it sounds like a good idea.

[allis53ca]

isn't there a problem assuming cripples under 30 live with their parents ?....what do parents have to do with this ?...seems to narrow down the applicants doesn't it ?

[Doodle]

I emailed you with regards to this post!

[USMC_FMAgirl058]

I'm torn!

I'm so freakin camera shy but this is more or less the answer to finally traveling abroad.

Actually, the amusing part is that this wouldn't just be the first trip abroad alone, but also my first trip abroad. >.>

[Ratticis]

Don't you know all gimps live with their parents, allis? This is obviously yet another 'sign up, post once, put my e-mail and limited information and wait for the cripples to flock to me' type post that annoy the hell out of me.
In other news, I plan on doing some traveling with my dad because he's a friend, not because I need someone to take care of me and whipe my nose for me.

[concerned mother]

Laura Clark, on 08 March 2010 - 01:56 PM, said:

Twenty Twenty Television are looking to produce a BBC documentary about teenagers/young adults (under 30) with a disability who would be interested in going on holiday abroad for the first time without their parents.

We are in the early stages of finding contributors for the documentary and are currently looking for people who are outgoing and willing to talk on camera about what they would like to do on holiday and how easy and hard they think it would be to go on holiday on their own. Going on holiday with your friends for the first time is an unforgettable rite of passage for any young person and we want to explore the trials and tribulations of doing it without your parents.

Please feel free to pass on my email address laura.clark@hotmail.com and mobile number 07801 553267 to anyone else you know that may be interested.

Many thanks,
Laura
Researcher - Twenty Twenty
07801553267
laura.clark@hotmail

concerned mother, on 08 October 2010 - 07:47 PM, said:

Laura Clark, on 08 March 2010 - 01:56 PM, said:

Twenty Twenty Television are looking to produce a BBC documentary about teenagers/young adults (under 30) with a disability who would be interested in going on holiday abroad for the first time without their parents.

We are in the early stages of finding contributors for the documentary and are currently looking for people who are outgoing and willing to talk on camera about what they would like to do on holiday and how easy and hard they think it would be to go on holiday on their own. Going on holiday with your friends for the first time is an unforgettable rite of passage for any young person and we want to explore the trials and tribulations of doing it without your parents.

Please feel free to pass on my email address laura.clark@hotmail.com and mobile number 07801 553267 to anyone else you know that may be interested.

Many thanks,
Laura
Researcher - Twenty Twenty
07801553267
laura.clark@hotmail

My daughter lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada and our first trip outside since her accident (Dec 2009) was dismal, everything people said was accessible wasnot and my daughter said she did not ever want to travel again but something like this might make all the difference in the world to her. Just to know that she is not alone and others face the same challenges. awaiting your reply. Shelagh

[Snakeye]

I'd advise any takers to get a contract stipulating everything from A-Z....What they promise to do for you and you for them...I've dealt with several of these documentary makers (Including a business assosiated with BBC)and what they say and what they do is sometimes far apart...

[dangerousdave]

These sort of programs worry me
On the one hand I see them as discriminating and stereo typing
On the other, a gift of adventure for a chosen few

So remember that trek series on BBC about crips on a adventure - bad tv as it didn't say much about the issues the crips suffer every day, but stuck to the "adventure"
Thus it done nothing to educate the AB's which in my mind would be the major reason for making such programs
Without AB education these programs just use us for thier own ends

[crutchesrick]

I've been following these forums for a while but couldn't help but sign up to respond to this.

I spent my career in broadcast news. There is no question that a show like this will follow a pre-conceived narrative but I wonder if this is a price worth paying.

The ideal teenager to put forward for this, if you want to get a good message across, should have a strong character. They need to be the sort of person who shows through their actions and words that a positive attitude to disability means they can do anything.

Of course the programme makers are looking for them to get drunk but is that really so bad to show that all teenagers are the same. If the teenagers have a great night out with their mates but still come out next day having had a great time and organising their friends, then the programme makers will love it. They love "underdog's" who struggle and then succeed. This will send out a powerful message about disability.

The worst case would be someone who struggles, gets frustrated and depressed. Sadly, the programme makers will also love this and also sadly, the general public will love it too.

Here's an example that sprung into mind. Let's say it's a boy in a wheelchair talking to an AB girl and she wanders off. The production crew will want to see a sad face but they'll also love if the boy then says, "naw...she wasn't my type. I don't like blondes. I told her I wasn't interested, so she went away." You get the point.

So it's a strong, determined teenager who needs to do this. Someone who believes and insists on making everything possible.

I'm afraid, no one will ever sit down and watch "educational" TV about the issues. So, if the only way of getting some of the positive messages across about disability, is to provide a bit of "voyeur TV" for ABs, then perhaps it's a price worth paying with the right teenager.

And as for contract. I'd be surprised if you get any say over it at all. I suspect it'll be a "take it or leave it" contract, where they'll be able to use any footage they like. That's another reason why you need to put forward a strong teenager, with a really positive attitude that shines through and is magnetic for a production company and the viewers to watch.

This post has been edited by crutchesrick: 04 December 2010 - 06:25 PM